B6 cell group ( B6 )

The term B6 cell group refers to a group of cells fluorescent for serotonin located in the floor of the fourth ventricle dorsal to, and between, the right and left medial longitudinal fasciculus of the pons in the primate ( Felten-1983 ) and the rodent ( Dahlstrom-1964 ).

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
B6 acronym Dahlstrom-1964 Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 62:1-55, 1964 Evidence for the existence of monoamine-containing neurons in the central nervous system rodent
serotonergic group B6 English Felten-1983 Brain Res Bull 1983 Feb;10(2):171-284 Monoamine distribution in primate brain V. Monoaminergic nuclei: anatomy, pathways and local organization. primate
B6 cell group English NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames Unspecified
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