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Homeoprotein Phox2b commands a somatic-to-visceral switch in cranial sensory pathways.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 13 Dec 2011
D'Autréaux Fabien, Coppola Eva, Hirsch Marie-Rose, Birchmeier Carmen, Brunet Jean-François
Abstract excerpt
Taste and most sensory inputs required for the feedback regulation of digestive, respiratory, and cardiovascular organs are conveyed to the central nervous system by so-called "visceral" sensory neurons located in three cranial ganglia (geniculate, petrosal, and nodose) and integrated in the hindbrain by relay sensory neurons located in the nucleus of the solitary tract. Visceral sensory ganglia and the nucleus...
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