Gustatory nucleus

Gustatory nucleus

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The gustatory nucleus is a component of the solitary nucleus. It is associated with the sense of taste.cite web |url=http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/530notes.htm |title=Anatomy 530a at UWO (Functional Neuroanatomy) |format= |work= |accessdate=]

GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.cite journal |author=Grabauskas G, Bradley RM |title=Ionic mechanism of GABAA biphasic synaptic potentials in gustatory nucleus of the solitary tract |journal=Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. |volume=855 |issue= |pages=486–7 |year=1998 |month=November |pmid=9929643 |doi= |url=http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9929643]

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Inferior salivatory nucleus


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