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. 2013 Jan 24;25(2):158–167. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02377.x

Table 1.

Abbreviated Names of Brain Regions

ARC Arcuate nucleus
BLA Basolateral region of the amygdala
BST Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
CA1 Hippocampal CA1
CA3 Hippocampal CA3
Ce Central amygdaloid nucleus
Cg Cingulate cortex
DG Dentate gyrus
DM Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
LS Lateral septum
MePD Posterodorsal part of the medial amygdaloid nucleus
MePV Posteroventral part of the medial amygdaloid nucleus
MO Medial orbital cortex
MPO Medial preoptic area
Pir Piriform cortex
PrL Prelimbic cortex
PVN Paraventricular nucleus
RSG Retrosplenial granular cortex
SFO Subfornical organ
VMH Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus