A crossed rubrobulbar projection in the snake Python regius.
In the present study a distinct crossed rubrobulbar projection has been demonstrated in the snake Python regius, a limbless vertebrate which lacks a rubrospinal tract. This rubrobulbar projection is presumably involved in the neural control of mastication. The red nucleus may relay cerebellar influence to the trigeminal and facial nuclei.
D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012012:Red Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012911:Snakes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014278:Trigeminal Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase