title: The lateral vestibular nucleus of the rat, with a note on its dorsal extension into the cerebellum.
abstract: The lateral vestibular nucleus of the rat has been studied in Nissl preparations: It is similar, in shape and position, to its counterpart in cats and monkeys. A dorsal extension of the nucleus into the cerebellum has been described for the first time. Two types of neurons, large multipolar and small, have been demonstrated histologically, and their significance correlated with available neurophysiological information.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons; D051381:Rats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014726:Vestibular Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology