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Pretectal region

Known as: Praetectum, Pretectal nuclei, Area pretectalis 
Region of midbrain tectum located posterior to the THALAMUS and anterior to the SUPERIOR COLLICULUS.
National Institutes of Health

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Blood supply aspectsMicrobiologicalNucleus of optic tractNucleus of pretectum

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Midbrain structure

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Regional expression of fos-like immunoreactivity following seizures induced by pentylenetetrazole and maximal electroshock
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
An assessment of the antinociceptive and aversive effects of stimulating identified sites in the rat brain
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Central neural connections of the pineal organ and retina in the teleost Gasterosteus aculeatus L.
  • P. Ekström
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1984
  • Corpus ID: 46454501
The relations of the central neural connections of the pineal organ to those of the retinae of the lateral eyes were investigated… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Supramedullary afferents of the nucleus raphe magnus in the rat: A study using the transcannula HRP gel and autoradiographic techniques
Afferents of the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) were retrogradely la‐belled by using a transcannula HRP gel technique in conjunction… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Ganglion cell death within the developing retina: A regulatory role for retinal dendrites?
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Transplantation of embryonic occipital cortex to the tectal region of newborn rats: A light microscopic study of organization and connectivity of the transplants
Occipital cortex was taken from fetal rats and transplanted to the tectal region of newborn rats, where it developed a specific… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
On the pathway mediating optokinetic responses in vestibular nuclear neurons
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Tectal projections in the goldfish (Carassius auratus): A degeneration study
Efferents revealed by degeneration staining following tectal lesions in goldfish are presented. Four major projections were found… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Postnatal development of retinogeniculate, retino-pretectal and retinotectal projections in the opossum
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A proposal for a common nomenclature for some optic nuclei in vertebrates and the evidence for a common origin of two such cell groups.
Comparative studies on the connections of the optic nuclei in a great variety of vertebrates have revealed striking common… 
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