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. 2019 Jul 3;1454(1):42–55. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14182

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Overview of the central representation of functional vagal efferent outflow, based on experiments combining retrograde tracing, electrical stimulation, and specific vagal branch cuts in rats. Note the organotopic longitudinal columnar organization within the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus, as indicated by solid, dashed, and punctuated lines, respectively. ap, area postrema; dmv, dorsal motor nucleus vagus; na, nucleus ambiguous; n. XII, hypoglossal nucleus; NTS, nucleus tractus solitarius.