Retrochiasmatic Area

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

abbreviation: RCH

Abbreviation

RCH

Species

Rat

Description of part

According to Swanson and Kuypers 1980. These scattered neurons lie among the fibers of the supraoptic commissures, they were called the nucleus supraopticus diffusus by Gurdjian (1927).

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