Nuclei colliculi superioris

Nuclei colliculi superioris

Nuclei colliculi superioris are groups of large cells in the middle gray layer of the superior colliculus and more laterally near the midbrain tegmentum.[1]

References

  1. ^ Riley HA (1943). An Atlas Of The Basal Ganglia, Brain Stem And Spinal Cord (Based On Myelin-Stained Material). Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co. OCLC 2830004645158. 

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