Nucleus Of The Solitary Tract

Hierarchy level in atlas is 2: 1 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: Sol

Abbreviation

Sol

Species

Mouse

Description of part

The delineation of the solitary tract nucleus (Figs. 83-93) was based on Luan Ling Zhang (1999) and on McRitchie (1992) and is similar t o the delineations in the rat described by Norgren (1995) for the rostral, gustatory part and by Saper (1995) for the caudal, autonomic part.

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 of this region was constructed using the rat brain atlas Paxinos and Watson 1986, Saper 1995 and Norgren 1995. See also Swanson 1992

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