Hypothalamic Lateral Zone, Motor Related

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

abbreviation: LZm

Abbreviation

LZm

Species

Rat

Description of part

This very heterogeneous, poorly understood region is often thought of as an interstitial nucleus of the medial forebrain bundle, and the rostral end of the reticular formation (see Nauta and Haymaker 1969).

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-2004

Endorsement

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

Reference

Author: Swanson L.W.
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. Third Edition
Year: 2004
Pages: 166-179
Edition: third
Publisher: Elsevier