Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus
- Rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus
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Caption = Coronal section through mid-brain. (Nucleus is not labeled, but MLF is "b", in red.)
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The rostral interstitial nucleus of medial longitudinal fasciculus (riMLF) is a portion of the medial longitudinal fasciculus which controls vertical gaze.
They project to the vestibular nuclei.
External links
* http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/knl/Vilis/originof.htm
* http://anatomy.umc.edu/faculty/lynch.html
* http://isc.temple.edu/neuroanatomy/lab/atlas/papc/
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