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inferior salivatory nucleus

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002872


In the brain, the inferior salivatory nucleus is a cluster of neurons controlling the parasympathetic input to the parotid gland. It is one of the components of the glossopharyngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_salivatory_nucleus ]

Synonyms: inferior salivatary nucleus, inferior salivary nucleus

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uberon_slim

RO 0002171

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002559, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002877, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002127, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002155, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002870, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001719, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002154, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002871, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002673

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Gray843.png

has related synonym

nucleus salivatorius caudalis, nucleus salivatorius inferior, nucleus salivarius inferior, nucleus salivatorius inferior nervi glossopharyngei

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UBERON:0002872

prefLabel

Inferior salivatory nucleus