Median Eminence,External Lamina

Hierarchy level in atlas is 8: 7 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: MEex

Abbreviation

MEex

Species

Rat

Description of part

Schwind 1928; Daniel and Prichard 1975. The MEex and INFex contain the proximal end of the hypophysial portal system (note 316), the vascular link between hypothalamus and pituitary (PIT) anterior lobe (AL). The AL and IL (intermediate lobe) of the pituitary are derived embryologically from the roof of the mouth whereas the neural lobe is an outgrowth of the hypothalamus.

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