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Boetzinger complex right


Abbreviation
Bo
Color       
Superior regionsMedulla oblongata

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Bötzinger complex  
Boetzinger complexBoEng
Compact division of the rostral nucleus ambiguus Eng
Caudal to 7 Eng
Region ventral to nucleus ambiguus Eng
Bötzinger complexBCEng

SubregionsSide
Rostrodorsal part of the Boetzinger complexright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Boetzinger complexcontraBo2
Caudoventral respiratory groupcontraCVRG1
Rostral ventral respiratory groupcontraRVRG1.5
Lateral funiculuscontralf-0.5
Intermediate zone C1contraizVHC1-0.5
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C3contraPh9C33
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C4contraPh9C43
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C5contraPh9C53
Locus coeruleusipsiLC2
Nucleus of the solitary tract caudal partipsiSolca2
Rostral ventrolateral medulla sympathetic premotor neuronsipsiRVLMspn-0.5
Caudoventral respiratory groupipsiCVRG1.5
Retrotrapezoid nucleusipsiRTN1
Rostral ventral respiratory groupipsiRVRG2
Parafascicular thalamic nucleus lateral partipsiPFL0.5
Lateral funiculusipsilf-0.5
Intermediate zone C1ipsiizVHC1-0.5
Area X C3ipsiSCL10C30
Spinal cord layer 5 C3ipsiSCL5C30
Spinal cord layer 6 C3ipsiSCL6C30
Spinal cord layer 3 C3ipsiSCL3C30
Spinal cord layer 4 C3ipsiSCL4C30
Spinal cord layer 1 C3ipsiSCL1C30
Spinal cord layer 2 C3ipsiSCL2C30
Spinal cord layer 7 C3ipsiSCL7C30
Spinal cord layer 8 C3ipsiSCL8C30
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C3ipsiPh9C33
Spinal cord layer 9 C3ipsiSCL9C30
Cervical segment 4ipsiCS43
Area X C4ipsiSCL10C40
Spinal cord layer 5 C4ipsiSCL5C40
Spinal cord layer 6 C4ipsiSCL6C40
Spinal cord layer 3 C4ipsiSCL3C40
Spinal cord layer 4 C4ipsiSCL4C40
Spinal cord layer 1 C4ipsiSCL1C40
Spinal cord layer 2 C4ipsiSCL2C40
Ventral horn C4ipsiVHC4-0.5
Spinal cord layer 7 C4ipsiSCL7C40
Spinal cord layer 8 C4ipsiSCL8C40
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C4ipsiPh9C43
Spinal cord layer 9 C4ipsiSCL9C40
Cervical segment 5ipsiCS53
Area X C5ipsiSCL10C50
Spinal cord layer 5 C5ipsiSCL5C50
Spinal cord layer 6 C5ipsiSCL6C50
Spinal cord layer 3 C5ipsiSCL3C50
Spinal cord layer 4 C5ipsiSCL4C50
Spinal cord layer 1 C5ipsiSCL1C50
Spinal cord layer 2 C5ipsiSCL2C50
Spinal cord layer 7 C5ipsiSCL7C50
Spinal cord layer 8 C5ipsiSCL8C50
Phrenic motoneurons of lamina 9 C5ipsiPh9C53
Spinal cord layer 9 C5ipsiSCL9C50
Area X C6ipsiSCL10C60
Spinal cord layer 5 C6ipsiSCL5C60
Spinal cord layer 6 C6ipsiSCL6C60
Spinal cord layer 3 C6ipsiSCL3C60
Spinal cord layer 4 C6ipsiSCL4C60
Spinal cord layer 1 C6ipsiSCL1C60
Spinal cord layer 2 C6ipsiSCL2C60
Spinal cord layer 7 C6ipsiSCL7C60
Spinal cord layer 8 C6ipsiSCL8C60
Spinal cord layer 9 C6ipsiSCL9C60
Area X C7ipsiSCL10C70
Spinal cord layer 5 C7ipsiSCL5C70
Spinal cord layer 6 C7ipsiSCL6C70
Spinal cord layer 3 C7ipsiSCL3C70
Spinal cord layer 4 C7ipsiSCL4C70
Spinal cord layer 1 C7ipsiSCL1C70
Spinal cord layer 2 C7ipsiSCL2C70
Spinal cord layer 7 C7ipsiSCL7C70
Spinal cord layer 8 C7ipsiSCL8C70
Spinal cord layer 9 C7ipsiSCL9C70
Area X C8ipsiSCL10C80
Spinal cord layer 5 C8ipsiSCL5C80
Spinal cord layer 6 C8ipsiSCL6C80
Spinal cord layer 3 C8ipsiSCL3C80
Spinal cord layer 4 C8ipsiSCL4C80
Spinal cord layer 1 C8ipsiSCL1C80
Spinal cord layer 2 C8ipsiSCL2C80
Spinal cord layer 7 C8ipsiSCL7C80
Spinal cord layer 8 C8ipsiSCL8C80
Spinal cord layer 9 C8ipsiSCL9C80
Thoracal segment 5ipsiT50.5
Thoracal segment 6ipsiT60.5
Ventral horn of spinal cordipsiVHMES1
Stellate ganglionipsiAutoSteG0.5
Cervical vagus nerveipsi10Cerv-0.5
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscleipsiMuscPCA-0.5
Thyroarytenoid muscleipsiMuscTAr-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Caudal magnocellular tegmental fieldcontracmTGA0
Peripheral facial lateral tegmental fieldcontraLTNpf1
Rostral magnocellular tegmental fieldcontrarmTGA1
A5 noradrenaline cells lateral subdivisioncontraA5L1
Koelliker Fuse nucleuscontraKF1.5
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partcontraPBCeL1
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partcontraPBD0
Parabrachial nucleus external divison lateral partcontraPBeDL0
Parabrachial nucleus medialcontraPBnMe1
Parabrachial nucleus ventrolateral partcontraPBveLa0
Area postremacontraAP0
Boetzinger complexcontraBo2
Apneic region of the intertrigeminal nucleuscontraI5ap1
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal partcontraSp5C0
Spinal trigeminal nucleus rostral partcontraSp5ncR0.5
Intercalated spinal trigeminal nucleuscontraSp5icnc0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract central partcontraSolCe0
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partcontraSolC0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsomedial partcontraSolDM0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract gelatinous partcontraSolG0
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partcontraSolIM0
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate part parvicellular subdivisioncontraSoliMp0
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partcontraSolM0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventrolateral partcontraSolVL0
Raphe magnus nucleuscontraRMg0.5
Raphe obscurus nucleuscontraROb0.5
Caudoventral respiratory groupcontraCVRG1.5
Ventral respiratory group rostral partcontraVReGr-0.5
Inferior olivecontraIO3
Caudal part of the lateral paragigantocellular nucleuscontraCLPGi0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleus rostral partcontraLPGiR1
Retrotrapezoid nucleuscontraRTN0
Rostral ventral respiratory groupcontraRVRG2
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraDMHy0
Perifornical hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]contraPFxPAR-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area dorsal partcontraLHd0
Lateral hypothalamic area ventral partcontraLHAvp-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]contraDM-0.5
Periventricular zonecontraPVZ0
Medial part of the caudal perifornical areacontraPeFCM0
Lateral part of the caudal perifornical areacontraPeFCL-0.5
Lateral periaqueductal grayipsiLPAG-0.5
Caudal magnocellular tegmental fieldipsicmTGA0.5
Caudal linear nucleus of the rapheipsiCLi1
Peripheral facial lateral tegmental fieldipsiLTNpf1.5
Rostral magnocellular tegmental fieldipsirmTGA1.5
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA52
A5 noradrenaline cells lateral subdivisionipsiA5L2
Parapyramidal nucleusipsiPPy2
Pons ventrolateral partipsiPVLP2
Dorsolateral reticular formationipsiDLRF1
Pontine reticular nucleusipsiPRN3
Parabrachial nucleusipsiPB3
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF3
Koelliker Fuse nucleus somatostatin sensitive post 1 driver neuronsipsiKFsst1-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus caudal superior partipsiLPBcSp-0.5
Lateral parabrachial nucleus superior partipsiLPBS2
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partipsiPBCeL2
Parabrachial nucleus dorsal partipsiPBD1
Parabrachial nucleus external divison lateral partipsiPBeDL2
Caudal external lateral parabrachial areaipsiPBceL1
Caudal external medial parabrachial areaipsiPBceM1
Parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMe2
Medial parabrachial nucleus external partipsiMPBE2
Ventrolateral part of the parabrachial nucleus medialipsiPBnMeVL3
Parabrachial nucleus ventrolateral partipsiPBveLa0.5
Rostral part of the superior lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiPBRSL0
Gigantocellular reticular nucleusipsiGi1
Gigantocellular reticular nucleus alpha partipsiGiA3
Caudal medullary reticular formationipsiCMdD2
Dorsoventral part of the subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubCDV1
Area postremaipsiAP0
Perifacial zoneipsiP7-0.5
Intertrigeminal nucleusipsiI52
Apneic region of the intertrigeminal nucleusipsiI5ap3
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiSp5C0
Caudal part of the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiSp5CC-0.5
Caudal part of the spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal part layer 1ipsiSp5CCL13
Spinal trigeminal nucleus interpolar partipsiSp5I0.5
Spinal trigeminal nucleus rostral partipsiSp5ncR1
Intercalated spinal trigeminal nucleusipsiSp5icnc1
Nucleus of the solitary tract central partipsiSolCe0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC1
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsolateral partipsiSolDL3
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsomedial partipsiSolDM1
Nucleus of the solitary tract gelatinous partipsiSolG0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partipsiSolIM3
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate part parvicellular subdivisionipsiSoliMp0.5
Interstitial nucleus of the solitary tract compact partipsiSolico0.5
Interstitial nucleus of the solitary tract diffuse partipsiSolidi3
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM1
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventral partipsiSolV2
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventrolateral partipsiSolVL1.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR3
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg3
Raphe obscurus nucleusipsiROb2
Raphe pallidus nucleusipsiRPa2
B9 serotonin cellsipsiB92
Caudoventral respiratory groupipsiCVRG2
Ventral respiratory groupipsiVReG-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi3
Caudal part of the lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiCLPGi1.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleus rostral partipsiLPGiR1.5
Pre Boetzinger complexipsiPrBo2
Retrotrapezoid nucleusipsiRTN4
Caudal retrotrapezoid nucleusipsiRTNc3
Rostral ventral respiratory groupipsiRVRG3
Subpostrema areaipsiSubP0.5
Marginal surface of the ventral surface of the medulla oblongataipsimsVSMeO3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy0
Perifornical hypothalamic area [Preoptic anterior region]ipsiPFxPAR0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area dorsal partipsiLHd0
Lateral hypothalamic area ventral partipsiLHAvp1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM0.5
Periventricular zoneipsiPVZ0
Medial part of the caudal perifornical areaipsiPeFCM0
Lateral part of the caudal perifornical areaipsiPeFCL0.5
Anterior ethmoidal nerveipsiaemn-2

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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