Pons
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Bevacizumab as therapy for radiation necrosis in four children with pontine gliomas.

13 Nov 2009 PURPOSE: Diffuse pontine gliomas are a pediatric brain tumor that is fatal in nearly all patients. Given the poor prognosis for patients with this tumor, their quality of life is very important. Radiation therapy provides some palliation, but can ... Read more...

Regulation of trigeminal respiratory motor activity in the brainstem.

30 Oct 2009 The trigeminal motor system participates in the control of respiration as well as suckling and mastication. However, the central mechanism underlying respiratory activity in trigeminal motoneurons is not well-understood. In this study, we aimed to ... Read more...

Retrograde viral vector-mediated inhibition of pontospinal noradrenergic neurons causes hyperalgesia in rats.

12 Oct 2009 Pontospinal noradrenergic neurons form a component of an endogenous analgesic system and represent a potential therapeutic target. We tested the principle that genetic manipulation of their excitability can alter nociception using an adenoviral ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pons'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Bevacizumab as therapy for radiation necrosis in four children with pontine gliomas. 13 Nov 2009
• Regulation of trigeminal respiratory motor activity in the brainstem. 30 Oct 2009
• Retrograde viral vector-mediated inhibition of pontospinal noradrenergic neurons causes hyperalgesia in rats. 12 Oct 2009
• Pontine respiratory activity involved in inspiratory/expiratory phase transition. 10 Sep 2009
• Central and peripheral chemoreceptors evoke distinct responses in simultaneously recorded neurons of the raphé-pontomedullary respiratory network. 10 Sep 2009
• Gasperini syndrome as clinical manifestation of pontine demyelination. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of overnight sleep restriction on brain chemistry and mood in women with unipolar depression and healthy controls. 30 Aug 2009
• Evidence of subthalamic PGO-like waves during REM sleep in humans: a deep brain polysomnographic study. 30 Aug 2009
• Cell transplantation: a future therapy for narcolepsy? 30 Jul 2009
• A trident in the brain, central pontine myelinolysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Dry beriberi mimicking the Guillain-Barre syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Basilar artery atherosclerotic disease is related to subacute lesion volume increase in pontine base infarction. 30 Jul 2009
• Slow orthostatic tremor in multiple sclerosis. 28 Jul 2009
• Symptomatic prepontine cistern flattening after an arachnoid cyst shunting: a report of 2 cases. 27 Jul 2009
• Pontine tegmental cap dysplasia: the severe end of the clinical spectrum. 26 Jul 2009
• Hypertrophic olivary degeneration: the forgotten triangle of Guillain and Mollaret. 29 Jun 2009
• A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis in a pregnant non-immunocompromised patient. 29 Jun 2009
• Gustatory and homeostatic functions of the rodent parabrachial nucleus. 29 Jun 2009
• Functional organization of the rodent parabrachial nucleus. 29 Jun 2009
• The role of the parabrachial nucleus in taste processing and feeding. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Pons'

Definition: The front part of hindbrain that lies between MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the CEREBELLUM. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. Pons serves as a relay station for important neural pathways between the cerebellum to the CEREBRUM.

Descriptor UI: D011149

Alternative terms: Pons;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.132.810.428.600; A08.186.211.865.428.600;