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NTS (Nucleus of the solitary tract) projects to PARN (Parvicellular reticular nucleus)

All claims for this connection
Species
Mouse
Result
present
Method
anterograde tracer
Sign
unknown
Strength
weak
Evidence
TRAPped cNTS axon terminals were observed in the parvicellular reticular formation. Labeling there was weaker than in the lateral parabrachial nucleus.
Source

Genetic labeling of the nucleus of tractus solitarius neurons associated with electrical stimulation of the cervical or auricular vagus nerve in mice

Brain Stimulation, 2024

DOI 10.1016/j.brs.2024.08.007 · PubMed 39173736 · PMC11555405, Fig. 7A

Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

Named in the paper
“cNTS” and “parvicellular reticular formation (PCRt)”
Made by
an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by

a second AI model (claude-opus-5-5) agrees, 2026-10-09

“PCRt is listed among the weaker hindbrain targets and is abbreviated in the Fig. 7A caption.”

Status

proposed

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