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reticular formation
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A composite substructure of the brainstem that consists of the midbrain reticular formation, the pontine reticular formation and the medullary reticular formation ( Carpenter-1983 ). [ ]
Term info
Label
reticular formation
Synonyms
- brain stem reticular formation
- brainstem reticular formation
- reticular formation (classical)
- reticular formation of the brainstem
Subsets
uberon_slim
curator note
this class denotes the generic structure, and not a specific one such as medullary or pontine reticular formation.
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external ontology notes
FMA has a spinal cord reticular formation but we follow NNs (classical) to restrict this to brainstem structures. This means we also include the MA class for brainstem reticular formation here. FMA has subtypes of reticular formation but we treat this as a composite structure
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0002275
taxon notes
It is essential for governing some of the basic functions of higher organisms, and is one of the phylogenetically oldest portions of the brain.
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