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. 2018 Jun 27;375(1):201–215. doi: 10.1007/s00441-018-2867-1

Table 1.

Abbreviations of brain regions referenced in this review

Abbreviation Brain region
AOB Accessory olfactory bulb
AON Anterior olfactory nucleus
BAOT Bed nucleus of the accessory olfactory tract
BSt Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
COA Cortical amygdala
COAa Cortical amygdala (anterior part)
COApl Cortical amygdala (posterior part, lateral zone)
COApm Cortical amygdala (posterior part, medial zone)
DMH Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus
En Endopiriform nucleus
IC Islands of Calleja
IGL Intergeniculate leaflet
LC Locus coeruleus
LGN Lateral geniculate nucleus
LS Lateral septum
MeA Medial amygdala
MOB Main olfactory bulb
MOE Main olfactory epithelium
nLOT Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract
OPN Olivary pretectal nucleus
OT Olfactory tubercle
OVLT Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis
PIR Piriform cortex
PVN Paraventricular nucleus
SC Superior colliculus
SCN Suprachiasmatic nucleus
SON Supraoptic nucleus
VNO Vomeronasal organ