Intermediate Subnucleus Of Bed Nucleus Of Stria Terminalis

Hierarchy level in atlas is 4: 3 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: BSTIM

Abbreviation

BSTIM

Species

Rat

Description of part

The intermediate (IM) subnucleus forms a wedge of cells rostrally between AM and the anterior lateral (AL) subnucleus and is just dorsal to the anterior commissure (Fig. 1B). With succeeding sections, IM can be distinguished by its medium-sized, pale-staining cells which are located between AL and the receding anterior commissure (Figs. 1C, 4D).

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