Globus Pallidus

Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: GP

Abbreviation

GP

Species

Rat

Description of part

According to Gurdjian 1928, Graybiel and Ragsdale 1979, Van der Kooy and Carter 1981, Rajakumar et al. 1993. In the rat the lateral segment is often referred to as the globus pallidus, whereas the medial segment is often to referred to as the entopeduncular nucleus. This anomalous nomenclature will probably gradually disappear.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier