Subfornical Organ

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

abbreviation: SFO

Abbreviation

SFO

Species

Rat

Description of part

According to Shaver et al. 1990. It is difficult to clasify the SFO. It develops in the roof plate, at the junction between interbrain and endbrain, and is essentially a humoral sensory nucleus.

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