Red Nucleus

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

abbreviation: RN

Abbreviation

RN

Species

Rat

Description of part

While small neurons predominate rostrally and large neurons caudally (Reid et al. 1975, Strominger et al. 1987), it is difficult to draw a boundary between parvicellular and magnocellular parts in the rat.

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