B9 cell group (B9)

The term B9 cell group refers to a group of cells fluorescent for serotonin that is located in the pontine tegmentum, ventral to the B8 cell group. In the human they are found predominantly in the median raphe nucleus with some scattered laterally into the paramedian raphe nucleus ( Hornung-2012 ). In the macaque they are found in the ventral part of the median raphe nucleus and adjacent structures ( Felten-1983 ). In the rat ( Paxinos-2009b ) and the mouse ( Franklin-2008 ) they are distributed horizontally dorsal to and within the medial lemniscus of the pons ( Dahlstrom-1964 ).

Also known as: B9 serotonin cells, serotonergic B9 field, serotonergic group B9, group B9, B9 cell group

NeuroNames ID: 1787

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B9 serotonin cells

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English

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mouse

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Paxinos-2001

Citation:

Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001

Source Title:

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

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B9

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acronym

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macaque

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Felten-1983

Citation:

Brain Res Bull 1983 Feb;10(2):171-284

Source Title:

Monoamine distribution in primate brain V. Monoaminergic nuclei: anatomy, pathways and local organization.

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serotonergic B9 field

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English

Organism:

mouse

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Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

Name:

serotonergic group B9

Language:

English

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Unspecified

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NeuroNames

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Source Title:

NeuroNames

Name:

group B9

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Citation:

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 62:1-55, 1964

Source Title:

Evidence for the existence of monoamine-containing neurons in the central nervous system

Name:

B9 cell group

Language:

English

Organism:

Unspecified

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NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Source Title:

NeuroNames

Name:

B9

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

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Rattus (rat)

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group B9

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Internal Structure

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Yes

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Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

B9 serotonin cells

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Paxinos-2001

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Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Mus (mouse)

Their Name:

serotonergic B9 field

Source:

Hof-2000

Models Where It Appears
Monoamine Cell Groups

are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain one of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine ( Fuxe-1970 ) or epinephrine ( Kitahama-1994 ). They are classified respectively as serotonergic cell groups, dopaminergic cell groups, noradrenergic cell groups and adrenergic cell groups.