Lateral Amygdaloid Nucleus Anterior Division
Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: LAaAbbreviation
LAa
Species
Rat
Description of part
The anterior division is composed of small, tightly packed cells and forms the rostra1 pole of the nucleus...Collator note: this division, albeit explicitly defined in text is not mapped on figures, nor used in mapping of hodological experiments. We add it to the Krettek-1978 nomenclature for completitude.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Krettek & Price
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
Krettek J.E., PRice J.L.
Title:
A description of the amygdaloid complex in the rat and cat with observations on intra-amugdaloid axonal connections
Title of Book:
J Comp Neurol
Volume:
178
Year:
1978
Number:
2
Pages:
255-280
- Amygdaloid complex
- Central amygdaloid nucleus
- Basomedial amygdaloid nucleus
- Lateral amygdaloid nucleus
- Posterior division of the basolateral amygdaloid nucleus
- Medial amygdaloid nucleus
- Posterior cortical nucleus of the amygdala
- Anterior cortical nucleus of the amygdala
- Anterior amygdaloid area
- Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus
- Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract
- Amygdalo-hippocampal area
- Periamygdaloid cortex
