Nucleus Gigantocellularis Neurons (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Nucleus Gigantocellularis Neurons

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Researchers believe that large cells called nucleus gigantocellularis neurons, pictured here, modulate blood flow by releasing nitric oxide.

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Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University

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