pontine micturition center

pontine micturition center
a group of neurons in the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum that project to spinal nuclei and coordinate urethral sphincter relaxation and detrusor contraction to facilitate urination. Called also Barrington nucleus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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