Mammillary Body

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

abbreviation: MBO

Abbreviation

MBO

Species

Rat

Description of part

There is no standard definition of the mammillary body. In the preceding edition it included the TM, SUM, and PMd.

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