Lateral Tegmental Nucleus

Hierarchy level in atlas is 5: 4 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: LTN

Abbreviation

LTN

Species

Rat

Description of part

We have applied this name to a distinguishable cell group between the locus coeruleus and Barrington's nucleus that receives circumscribed inputs from the lateral hypothalamic area (Kelly 1995) and central nucleus of the amygdala (Petrovich and Swanson 1997).

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