Pontine raphe nucleus

{{Short description|Nucleus in the brain stem}}

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| Latin = nucleus raphes pontis

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The pontine raphe nucleus{{Citation |last=Walker |first=Emily P. |title=Neuroanatomy, Nucleus Raphe |date=2024 |work=StatPearls |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544359/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |place=Treasure Island (FL) |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |pmid=31335079 |last2=Tadi |first2=Prasanna}} is one of the raphe nuclei. It is located in the pontine tegmentum.