Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis Dorsolateral Nucleus
abbreviation: BSTdl
Abbreviation
BSTdl
Species
Rat
Description of part
This nucleus appears at levels of the anteroventral area of the BST where the dorsomedial nucleus begins to disappear. It lies ventral to the anterior commissure, lateral to the dorsomedial nucleus, and dorsomedial to the magnocellular nucleus. Its cells are medium-sized, and many are multipolar or triangular in shape, with their long axes arranged dorsomedially to ventrolaterally (Figs. 24, 26).
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Ju/Swanson
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
Ju G. & Swanson L.W. (I)
Title:
Studies on the cellular architecture of the bed nuclei
of the stria terminalis in the rat: I. Cytoarchitecture
Title of Book:
J Comp Neurol
Volume:
280
Year:
1989
Number:
5
Pages:
587-602
