Precommissural nucleus

Nucleus precommissuralis [prae-]

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The precommissural nucleus is a tegmental nucleus located in the midbrain tegmentum, in functional proximity to the motor nucleus of the oculomotor nerve.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.