Parvocellular reticular nucleus
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The parvocellular reticular nucleus is part of the brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...

 located dorsolateral to the nucleus reticularis pontis caudalis.

The dorsal portion of the reticular nucleus has been shown to innervate the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus and its surrounding area.

Also, it projects to the facial nucleus, hypoglossal nucleus
Hypoglossal nucleus
The hypoglossal nucleus is a cranial nerve nucleus, and it extends the length of the medulla, and being a motor nucleus, is close to the midline...

 and parabrachial nucleus
Parabrachial nucleus
The parabrachial nucleus is a region in the pons human brain that is related to the ascending reticular activating system . It can be subdivided into the lateral parabrachial nucleus and the medial parabrachial nucleus...

 along with parts of the caudal parvocellular reticular formation.

This nucleus is also involved in expiration
Exhalation
Exhalation is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during breathing....

 with a part of the gigantocellular nucleus
Gigantocellular nucleus
The gigantocellular nucleus, as the name indicates, is mainly composed of the so called giant neuronal cells.This nucleus has been known to innervate the caudal hypoglossal nucleus, and responds to glutamateric stimuli....

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