Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Hierarchy level in atlas is 4: 3 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: SChAbbreviation
SCh
Species
Human
Description of part
No description provided. The nomenclature was adapted from the atlas, pages 313-328
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Mai-1997
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Collator argument
The hierarchy was constructed based on the information provided in the atlas (pages 281-287), and on the latest version of the hierarchical tree provided by the first author of the atlas. Some structures are captured in two or more hierarchical trees in the used sources. Details are provided for those structures.
Reference
Author:
Mai J.K., Assheuer J., Paxinos G.
Title of Book:
Atlas of the Human Brain
Year:
1997
Pages:
295-328
Edition:
First edition
Publisher:
Academic Press
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Rat - Paxinos/Watson-1998
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Human - Bowden-Human-2002
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Macaca fascicularis - Bowden-Macaca-2002
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Cat - Berman/Jones-1982
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Mouse - Paxinos/Franklin-2001
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Mouse - Hof et al.-2000
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Human - Bowden-Human-2002
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Macaca fascicularis - Bowden-Macaca-2002
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Cat - Berman/Jones-1982
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Mouse - Paxinos/Franklin-2001
suprachiasmatic nucleus - Mouse - Hof et al.-2000
- hypothalamus
- preoptic area
- mammillary body
- anterior hypothalamic area
- Anterior hypothalamic area, posterior part
- supraoptic nucleus
- paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, caudal part
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, dorsal part
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, suprafornical part
- subparaventricular zone
- Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, parvocellular part
- paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular part
- paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, anterior parvocellular part
- Anterior hypothalamic area, anterior part
- Anterior hypothalamic area, posterior part
- Tuberal region
Major subparts
Name | Type |
Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventral division | gray matter |
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsal division | gray matter |
Suprachiasmatic nucleus external division | gray matter |
Suprachiasmatic nucleus central division | gray matter |
Suprachiasmatic nucleus medial division | gray matter |