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A crossed projection from the red nucleus to the cerebellar cortex in the cat has been demonstrated by means of retrograde transport of the wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase complex. The majority of projecting neurons are situated in the rostral part of the red nucleus and have a maximum diameter of more than 20 μm. The findings indicate that rubrocerebellar fibers terminate in intermediate parts of the anterior and posterior cerebellar cortical lobes.
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Dietrichs, E., Walberg, F. Cerebellar cortical afferents from the red nucleus in the cat. Exp Brain Res 50, 353–358 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00239200
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