In the brain, the inferior salivatory nucleus is a cluster of neurons controlling the parasympathetic input to the parotid gland. It is one of the components of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX) [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_salivatory_nucleus].
Synonyms: inferior salivatory nucleus
Hierarchy: 6
Parent: salivatory nuclei
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