Tuberal Nucleus Intermediate Part

Hierarchy level in atlas is 9: 8 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: TUi

Abbreviation

TUi

Species

Rat

Description of part

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