octopus cell area

The term octopus cell area refers to a group of multipolar neurons located at the posterior extreme of the posteroventral cochlear nucleus. It is present in the human ( Moore-2004 ). Some authors report it in the rat ( Paxinos-2009b ) and the mouse ( Franklin-2008 ) as well.

Also known as: octopus cell area, ventral cochlear nucleus, posterior part, octopus cell area

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Name:

octopus cell area

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Moore-2004

Citation:

Chapter 34 in The Human Nervous System, G Paxinos and JK Mai (Eds.) Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.

Source Title:

Auditory System

Name:

ventral cochlear nucleus, posterior part, octopus cell area

Language:

English

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Franklin-2008

Citation:

Compact Third Edition, Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press

Source Title:

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

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