Bed Nucleus Of The Stria Terminalis Medial Subdivision

Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: BSTm

Abbreviation

BSTm

Species

Rat

Description of part

The medial BST begins at the dorsomedial border of the nucleus accumbens and extends to the rostral aspect of the thalamus; thus, it spans the entire rostrocaudal length of the BST. This subdivision may be divided into anterior medial, ventral medial, posterior medial, posterior intermediate, subventricular, and intermediate subnuclei

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Moga-Fulwiler-Saper

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Moga M.M., Saper C.B., Gray T.S.
Title: Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis: cytoarchitecture, immunohistochemistry, and projections to the parabrachial nucleus in the rat
Title of Book: J Comp Neurol
Volume: 283
Year: 1989
Number: 3
Pages: 283-332