Bed Nucleus Of The Accessory Olfactory Tract
abbreviation: BAOT
Abbreviation
BAOT
Species
Rat
Description of part
The bed nucleus of the accessory olfactory tract (fig. 6) is a loosely-packed group of small cells that lies within the plexiform layer over the anterior part of the amygdala, extending from near the anterolateral edge of the nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract, to the ventromedial aspect of the medial nucleus. At the latter position it can be readily distinguished from another group of larger, more darkly-staining cells which is embedded within the otherwise homogeneous rostral pole of the medial nucleus. The bed nucleus was recognized and named by Broadwell (1975) and by Scalia and Winans (1975) because of its close association with fibers from the accessory olfactory bulb which pass in a restricted portion of the lateral olfactory tract to the medial and posterior cortical nuclei.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Krettek & Price
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
