Intercalated Nuclei Of The Amygdala
abbreviation: I
Abbreviation
I
Species
Rat
Description of part
The intercalated nuclei (I; Atlas Figs 17 to 21) are oval and elongated plate-like clusters of small to medium sized (15 micrometers-20 micrometers), tightly packed neurons located within the spaces existing: (i) between certain amygdaloid nuclei; (ii) between some amygdaloid nuclei and the striatum; and (iii) along the longitudinal association bundle, the intra-amygdaloid portion of the stria terminalis, and between the La or BL and the external capsule, that is, the paracapsular groups (Figs 1A, B, C; 3B, C; 4C).
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
de Olmos -1985
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
de Olmos J., Alheid G.F. & Beltramino C.A.
Chapter:
Academic Press
Title of Book:
The rat nervous system. Volume I Forebrain and Midbrain
Volume:
I
Series:
Amygdala
Year:
1985
Pages:
223-334
Publisher:
George Paxinos
