Abbreviation

BSTLV

Species

Rat

Description of part

The ventral part of the lateral bed nucleus, as its name implies, occupies the ventrolateral quadrant of the lateral bed nucleus, starting just below the anterior commissure (Fig. 15B') and extending caudally until it merges with the posterior part of the lateral bed nucleus. It is continuous on its 'lateral' edge with extended amygdaloid neurons, which envelop the posterior limb of the anterior commissure in the territory we have termed the interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure. The ventral part of the lateral bed nucleus is composed of a mixed population of neurons, including many that are larger, more angular, and more darkly stained than those in the dorsal part.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

de Olmos - 1995

Endorsement

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

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