| Red nucleus | |
|---|---|
 Transverse section through the midbrain showing the location of the red nuclei. The superior colliculi are at the top of image and the cerebral peduncles at the bottom of image – both in section. | |
| Details | |
| Part of | Midbrain |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nucleus ruber |
| MeSH | D012012 |
| NeuroNames | 505 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1478 |
| TA98 | A14.1.06.323 |
| TA2 | 5898 |
| FMA | 62407 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The red nucleus or nucleus ruber is a structure in the rostral midbrain involved in motor coordination.[1] The red nucleus is pale pink, which is believed to be due to the presence of iron in at least two different forms: hemoglobin and ferritin.[2] The structure is located in the midbrain tegmentum next to the substantia nigra and comprises caudal magnocellular and rostral parvocellular components.[1] The red nucleus and substantia nigra are subcortical centers of the extrapyramidal motor system.
- ^ a b Cacciola, Alberto; Milardi, Demetrio; Basile, Gianpaolo Antonio; Bertino, Salvatore; Calamuneri, Alessandro; Chillemi, Gaetana; Paladina, Giuseppe; Impellizzeri, Federica; Trimarchi, Fabio; Anastasi, Giuseppe; Bramanti, Alessia; Rizzo, Giuseppina (2019-08-20). "The cortico-rubral and cerebello-rubral pathways are topographically organized within the human red nucleus". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 12117. Bibcode:2019NatSR...912117C. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48164-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6702172. PMID 31431648.
- ^ Drayer, B.; Burger, P.; Darwin, R.; Riederer, S.; Herfkens, R.; Johnson, G. A. (July 1986). "MRI of brain iron". AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 147 (1): 103–110. doi:10.2214/ajr.147.1.103. ISSN 0361-803X. PMID 3487201.