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Abducens Nucleus

The Abducens Nucleus is a cranial nerve nucleus located in the pontine region of the brainstem that serves as the motor control center for the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, distinguishing itself from adjacent brainstem nuclei by its selective innervation of ocular abduction via the abducens nerve (CN VI).

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Nucleus Of Abducens NerveSixth Cranial Nerve Nucleus

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229

Direct and indirect preoculomotor pathways of the brainstem: An autoradiographic study of the pontine reticular formation in the cat

Ann M. Graybiel · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1977 · 524 citations

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Role of abducens neurons in vestibuloocular reflex.

A A Skavenski, David A. Robinson · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1973 · 496 citations

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Anatomy and physiology of saccadic burst neurons in the alert squirrel monkey. I. Excitatory burst neurons

Andrew M. Strassman, S. M. Highstein, R. A. McCrea · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1986 · 396 citations

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Firing patterns of abducens neurons of alert monkeys in relationship to horizontal eye movement.

Albert F. Fuchs, Erich S. Luschei · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1970 · 348 citations

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Discharge patterns in nucleus prepositus hypoglossi and adjacent medial vestibular nucleus during horizontal eye movement in behaving macaques

J. L. McFarland, Albert F. Fuchs · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1992 · 331 citations

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Authors

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  1. RB
    R. Baker

    New York University, United States

    17 publications · 2K citations

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  2. ÁM
    Ángel M. Pastor

    Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    15 publications · 471 citations

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  3. JM
    José M. Delgado‐García

    Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain

    13 publications · 760 citations

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  4. RR
    Rosa R. de la Cruz

    Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    12 publications · 364 citations

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  5. RF
    Robert F. Spencer

    Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, United States

    9 publications · 523 citations

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Institutions

187

  1. Universidad de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    18 h-index

    66 publications

    3.2K citations

  2. Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

    Richmond, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    2.7K citations

  5. Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    729 citations

  8. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    566 citations

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  1. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    53 publications · 4.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 31 publications · 3K citations

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  3. Brain Research

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 12 publications · 411 citations

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  5. Journal of Neuroscience

    11 publications · 820 citations

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