inferior salivatory nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002872

Synonyms

• inferior salivary nucleus
• inferior salivatary nucleus
• nucleus salivarius inferior
• nucleus salivatorius caudalis
• nucleus salivatorius inferior
• nucleus salivatorius inferior nervi glossopharyngei

Definition

In the brain, the inferior salivatory nucleus is a cluster of neurons controlling the parasympathetic input to the parotid gland. It is one of the components of the glossopharyngeal nerve. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_salivatory_nucleus

References

• BAMS:IS
• BAMS:ISN
• DHBA:12544
• EHDAA2:0004641
• HBA:9569
• MBA:106
• UMLS:C0175534
• birnlex:2645
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=764
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_salivatory_nucleus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175534

Ontology

Uberon Ontology