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Abducens Internuclear Neuron

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Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

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Neurons located within the abducens nucleus which project to the contralateral medial rectus motoneurons to produce conjugate eye movements.

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(2008). Abducens Internuclear Neuron. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_10

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