Term Name: supragenual nucleus of pontine tegmentum
Synonyms: SGe, supragenual nucleus
Definition: A group of neurons embedded in the pontine central gray of the pontine tegmentum. Located dorsal to the internal genu of the facial nerve, it is found in the human ( Paxinos-2012 ), the macaque ( Paxinos-2009a ), the rat ( Swanson-2004 ), and the mouse ( Franklin-2008 ). Functionally it is part of the dorsal pontine gray of the subcortical motor system ( Swanson-2004 )
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0022424]

Relationships
is part of: pontine tegmentum
is a type of: brainstem nucleus hindbrain nucleus