Taenia Tecta

Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: TT

Abbreviation

TT

Species

Mouse

Description of part

Collator note: we consider this region as made of the dorsal and ventral part. Paxinos & Franklin use Shipley et al. 1995, which refers to taenia tecta proper ( page 921).

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 was constructed from the associated atlas, and using Shipley et al., 1995. We consider here the TT as a distinct region, based on the argument of Shipley et al.

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