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Descriptor English: Red Nucleus
Descriptor Spanish: Núcleo Rojo
Descriptor núcleo rojo
Entry term(s) núcleo ruber
Scope note: Porción rosado-amarilla del cerebro medio situada en el tegmento mesencefálico rostral. Recibe una gran proyección desde la mitad contralateral del CEREBELO a través del pedúnculo cerebeloso superior y una proyección desde la CORTEZA MOTORA ipsilateral.
Descriptor Portuguese: Núcleo Rubro
Descriptor French: Noyau rouge
Entry term(s): Nucleus Ruber
Nucleus, Red
Tree number(s): A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.642
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012012
Scope note: A pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the CEREBELLUM via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral MOTOR CORTEX.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 22654
Unique ID: D012012
NLM Classification: WL 310
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Red Nucleus - Preferred
Concept UI M0018669
Scope note A pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the CEREBELLUM via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral MOTOR CORTEX.
Preferred term Red Nucleus
Entry term(s) Nucleus Ruber
Nucleus, Red



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