Tuberal Nucleus

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

abbreviation: TU

Abbreviation

TU

Species

Rat

Description of part

Canteras et al. 1994. TUte comes from Petrovich et al. 2001 and is derived from Paxinos and Watson (1986). The TUl is frankly parvicellular, and obviously corresponds to the traditional lateral tuberal nucleus, including a small protrusion on the base of the hypothalamus (Nauta and Haymaker 1969).

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