Abbreviation

BSTV

Species

Rat

Description of part

The ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BSTV) is located ventral to the anterior commissure and is composed of medium sized cells interposed between the "round nucleus" (Raisman and Fields, 1973) and the ventral division of the BSTL. Rostrodorsally, it reaches the anterior part of BSTM, while it borders the BSTI caudally. The cells are loosely arranged, contrasting with the adjacent "round nucleus", and are larger and more chromophilic than the more closely spaced neurons of the ventral BSTL. Ventrally, a cell poor zone separates it from the preoptic area.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

de Olmos -1985

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

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