Term: Periaqueductal gray
Definition: Recent work has clarified the structural organization of the rat PAG, which is that part of the brain central gray within the midbrain. The basic parcellation of the caudal three-quarters of the PAG follows Beitz (1985).
Nomenclature: Swanson-2004
Parents | Relation type |
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Central gray of the brain | is part |
Related concepts | Relation type |
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Precommissural nucleus | has part |
Commissural nucleus | has part |
Periaqueductal gray rostromedial division | has part |
Periaqueductal gray rostrolateral division | has part |
Periaqueductal gray medial division | has part |
Periaqueductal gray dorsal division | has part |
Periaqueductal gray ventrolateral division | has part |
Periaqueductal gray dorsolateral division | has part |