The objective was to report the first pathologically confirmed case of partly functionally preserved medulla oblongata in a patient with catastrophic traumatic brain injury.A patient is described with ...

Tetrahydrobiopterin, the cofactor for tyrosine hydroxylase and other monooxygenases, is present in tissues at apparent concentrations much less than those necessary to saturate the corresponding ...

The adrenal medulla plays a critical role in mammalian homeostasis and the stress response. It is populated by clustered chromaffin cells that secrete epinephrine or norepinephrine along with peptides ...

Studies have found that blood flow to the renal medulla is an important determinant of pressure-natriuresis and the long-term regulation of arterial pressure. First, a brief review of methods ...

To report a rare case of extension of edema and hemorrhage from initial C4–5 spinal injury to the medulla oblongata. Retrospective radiological assessment revealed that the spine was unstable at the ...

Control of heart rate variability via modulation of sympathovagal balance is a key function of nucleus tractus solitarii and the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus localized in the dorsomedial medulla ...