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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Comp Neurol. 2005 Dec 19;493(3):412–438. doi: 10.1002/cne.20764

TABLE 1.

Semiquantitative analysis of PHAL labeling in the cerebrum and cerebrospinal trunk after a PHAL injection in the LHAsfa and adjacent LHA. The cell group hierarchy is from Swanson (2004).

Cell group LHAsfa (LHA94) LHAjv LHA52) LHAa/d (LHA45) LHAsfp (LHA22)
1 CEREBRUM
1.1 CEREBRAL CORTEX
1.1.1 Cortical Plate
 Visceral sensory-motor areas
  infralimbic área + −/+ −/+ −/+
  agranular insular +
 Olfactory áreas
  cortical amygdalar area + −/+
  Postpiriform amygdalar area +
 Polymodal association cortex
  prelimbic −/+ −/+ −/+
  anterior Cingulate
 Hippocampal formation
  entorhinal area (medial) + ++
  subiculum (ventral part) +/++
  field CA1 + ++
1.1.2 Cortical subplate
 Lateral amygdalar nucleus + +
 Basolateral amygdalar nucleus
 Basomedial amygdalar nucleus
  anterior part
  posterior part ++/+++ ++/+++
 Posterior amygdalar nucleus −/+ +++ ++/+++
1.2 CEREBRAL NUCLEI
1.2.1 Striatum
 Nucleus accumbens + + ++
 Lateral septal complex
  Lateral septal nucleus
   caudal part
    dorsal zone (LSc.d) −/+ +++
    ventral zone (LSc.v) ++/+++ ++ ++/+++ ++/+++
   rostral part
    medial zone (LSr.m) ++ −/+ ++
    ventrolateral zone (LSr.vl) ++ ++ +
    dorsolateral zone
     medial region (LSr.dl.m) ++ +++ + −/+
     lateral region (LSr.dl.l) +++ + −/+ −/+
   ventral part (LSv) +
  Septofimbrial nucleus + +
  Anterior amygdaloid area −/+ +
 Central amygdalar nucleus
  medial part +++
  lateral part
  capsular part −/+ + ++
 Medial amygdalar nucleus +
 Intercalated amygdalar nuclei +++ + +
1.2.2 Pallidum
 Substantia innominata +/++ + ++ ++
 Medial septal complex
  Medial septal nucleus +++ ++ ++/+++
  Diagonal band nucleus ++ −/+
 Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis
  Anterior division
  anterolateral area (BSTal) −/+ ++/+++
  anteromedial area (BSTam) ++/+++ + +++
  oval nucleus (BSTov)
  juxta-capsular nucleus (BSTju)
  rhomboid nucleus (BSTrh) + +++
  dorsomedial nucleus (BSTdm) + +++
  fusiform nucleus (BSTfu)
  ventral nucleus (BSTv) + ++/+++
  magnocellular nucleus (BSTmg) + ++/+++
 Posterior division
  principal nucleus (BSTpr) −/+
  interfascicular nucleus (BSTif) ++ ++/+++ ++ ++
  transverse nucleus (BSTtr) ++ ++ + ++
2. CEREBROSPINAL TRUNK
2.1. SENSORY SYSTEM
2.1.1 Thalamus
 Sensory-motor cortex related
  Polymodal association cortex related
   Medial group of the thalamus
    Mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus
     medial part ++ ++/+++ + +
     central part
     lateral part ++
    Midline group of the dorsal thalamus
     paraventricular thalamic nucleus + ++ ++ ++
     parataenial nucleus ++ ++
     nucleus reuniens ++ +−/++ ++
     Intermediodorsal nucleus (?) −/+ +
    Intralaminar group of the dorsal thalamus
     rhomboid nucleus −/+
     central medial nucleus of the thalamus + + ++
     paracentral nucleus of the thalamus
     central lateral nucleus of the thalamus
     parafascicular nucleus
2.2 BEHAVIORAL STATE
 Subparaventricular zone +−/++
 Hypothalamic lateral zone
  lateral hypothalamic area, dorsal region ++ −/+ ++ ++
 Supramammillary nucleus + ++ +
 Raphé nuclei
  interfascicular nucleus raphé +
  interpeduncular nucleus −/+
  dorsal nucleus raphé ++ −/+ ++ ++
  superior central nucleus raphé ++ ++ ++ +
  nucleus incertus + −/+
2.3 MOTOR SYSTEM
2.3.1 Behavioral Control Column
 Medial preoptic nucleus
  lateral part + +
  medial part
  central part
 Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
  anterior part ++ +/++ + ++
  Central ++ ++ +
  posterior part ++ +
 Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, descending division
  medial parvicellular part +++
  dorsal parvicellular part +
  lateral parvicellular part +++
  forniceal part ++/+++
 Ventromedial nucleus
  anterior + +++
  dorsomedial part ++ +++
  central part ++/+++
  ventrolateral part +/+++
 Ventral premammillary nucleus +/++
 Dorsal premammillary nucleus
  dorsal part +++ ++ +++
  ventral part +++ ++/+++ ++
 Ventral tegmental area ++ ++
 Midbrain reticular nucleus, retrorubral area ++ ++ ++
 Midbrain reticular nucleus ++ −/+
2.3.2 Central Gray
 Epithalamus
  Medial habenula +
  Lateral habenula
   medial part ++ ++ +++ ++
   lateral part + + ++++
 Posterior hypothalamic nucleus ++ ++ ++/+++ ++/+++
 Periaqueductal gray
  precommissural nucleus + + ++/+++
  rostromedial division + ++/+++ −/+
  medial division + ++/+++ −/+
  dorsal division −/+ ++ +/++ −/+
  dorsolateral division + −/+ −/+
  lateral division −/+ ++/+++ ++ +
  ventrolateral division ++ ++/+++ ++ ++/+++
  pontine central gray −/+ + + ++/+++
  Barrington’s nucleus −/+ ++/+++
2.3.3 Hypothalamic Periventricular Region
 Median preoptic nucleus +
 Anteroventral periventricular nucleus −/+
 Preoptic periventricular +
 Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus +++
 Anteroventral preoptic nucleus ++ + +++
 Parastrial nucleus +++
 Medial preoptic area −/+ ++/+++ −/+ +++
 Anterior hypothalamic area + ++ −/+ ++
 Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
  anterior part ++ ++ + ++/+++
  posterior part −/+
  ventral part −/+ ++/+++
 Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, posterior part −/+ ++
2.3.4 Reticular Formation
 Hypothalamic lateral zone, motor related
  Lateral preoptic area ++ −/+ +++ +++
  Lateral hypothalamic area, motor related
   juxtaparaventricular region ++/+++ +++ ++ +/++
   juxtadorsomedial region + +/++ +
   juxtaventromedial + ++/+++
   anterior region
    dorsal zone ++ ++/+++ ++ ++/+++
    intermediate zone ++/+++ ++
    ventral zone ++ + + ++/+++
   retrochiasmatic area −/+ ++ −/+ +/++
   tuberal nucleus −/+ ++
   suprafornical region ++/+++ ++/+++
   subfornical
    anterior zone
    posterior zone + + +
    premammillary zone ++ ++ −/+ ++
   magnocellular nucleus
   parvicellular region + +
   ventral region ++ ++ +/++
   posterior region −/+ ++ ++/+++
  Preparasubthalamic nucleus
  Parasubthalamic nucleus +
  Zona incerta −/+ + −/+ −/+
  Cuneiform nucleus ++ ++ +
2.3.5 Motoneuron Groups
 Neuroendocrine motor zone
  Parvicellular
  paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
   anterior parvicellular part −/+ ++ + +++
   medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone + +++
   periventricular part + ++
  periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, anterior part + +
  periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, posterior part −/+ +
  arcuate nucleus

(−) absence of labeling; (−/+) very light labeling; (+) light labeling; (++) moderate labeling; (++/+++) moderately dense labeling; (+++) dense labeling.