Nucleus Of The Solitary Tract Medial Part

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

abbreviation: NTSm

Abbreviation

NTSm

Species

Rat

Description of part

According to Berman 1968, Conteras et al. 1982. NB: This subdivision does not appear in the hierarchy Swanson 1998, but appears in the atlas levels 58-73. It is composed of a rostral part which is the sole structure of the Gustatory division of the Midbrain-Hindbrain and of a caudal part which is a structure of the Visceral division.

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