Midbrain

Hierarchy level in atlas is 1: 0 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: MB

Abbreviation

MB

Species

Mouse

Description of part

Collator note: this term does not appear in the mouse nomenclature. We however adopt it based on the basic parcellation scheme provided in the atlas. The abbreviation of this region was adapted from Bowden 2002

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Paxinos/Franklin-2001

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The hierarchy of this region was constructed using the parcellation scheme in this atlas and the information collated from Bowden 2002.

Reference

Author: Paxinos G., Franklin K.B.J.
Title of Book: The mouse brain in stereotaxic coordinates.
Year: 2001
Pages: 15-60
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Academic Press