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. 2002 Feb 1;22(3):991–1001. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-03-00991.2002

Table 2.

List of abbreviations used in the figures

3V Third ventricle
4V Fourth ventricle
aco Anterior commissure
AD Anterior nucleus of thalamus
AHA Anterior hypothalamic area
AHN Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
AHNa Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, anterior part
AHNc Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, central part
AHNp Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, posterior part
Amd Anteromedial nucleus thalamus, dorsal part
AQ Cerebral aqueduct
ARH Arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus
AT Anterior tegmental nucleus
AV Anteroventral nucleus thalamus
AVP Anteroventral preoptic nucleus
B Barrington's nucleus
BLAa Basolateral nucleus amygdala, anterior part
BLAp Basolateral nucleus amygdala, posterior part
BMAa Basomedial nucleus amygdala, anterior part
BST Bed nucleus of stria terminalis
BSTad Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, anterior division, anterodorsal area
BSTal Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, anterior division, anterolateral area
BSTdl Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, posterior division, dorsal nucleus
BSTif Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, posterior division, interfascicular nucleus
BSTmg Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, anterior division, magnocellular nucleus
BSTpr Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, posterior division, principle nucleus
BSTrh Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, anterior division, rhomboid nucleus
BSTtr Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, posterior division, transverse nucleus
BSTv Bed nucleus of stria terminalis, posterior division, ventral nucleus
CA3 Field CA3, Ammon's horn
cc Corpus callosum
CEAI Central nucleus amygdala, lateral part
CEAm Central nucleus amygdala, medial part
CL Central lateral nucleus of thalamus
CM Central medial nucleus thalamus
Cpd Cerebral peduncle
CSI Superior central nucleus raphe, dorsal part
CSm Superior central nucleus raphe, medial part
cst Corticospinal tract
CUN Cuneiform nucleus
dg Dentate gyrus
DGmb Dentate gyrus, medial blade
DMH Dorsomedial hypothalamus
DMHa Dorsomedial hypothalamus, anterior part
DMHp Dorsomedial hypothalamus, posterior part
DR Dorsal raphe
EPv Endopiriform nucleus, ventral part
f Fornix
fi Fimbria
fr Fasciculus retroflexus
GPI Globus pallidus, lateral segment
GPm Globus pallidus, medial segment
IA Intercalated nuclei amygdala
IAM Interanteromedial nucleus thalamus
iCe Inferior colliculus, external nucleus
Int Internal capsule
LC Locus coeruleus
LDT Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
LGd Lateral geniculate complex, dorsal part
LGvl Lateral geniculate complex, ventrolateral part
LH Lateral habenula
LHA Lateral hypothalamic area
ll Lateral lemniscus
LM Lateal mammillary nucleus
LPO Lateral preoptic area
LSi Lateral septal nucleus, intermediate part
LSv Lateral septal nucleus, ventral part
LV Lateral ventricle
MA Magnocellular preoptic nucleus
MD Mediodorsal nucleus thalamus
MDc Mediodorsal nucleus thalamus, central part
ME Median eminence
MEA Medial nucleus amygdala
MEAad Medial nucleus amygdala, anterodorsal part
MEApv Medial nucleus amygdala, posterodorsal part
MePO Median preoptic nucleus
MH Medial habenula
ml Medial lemniscus
mlf Medial longitudinal fascicle
MPN Medial preoptic nucleus
MPNl Medial preoptic nucleus, lateral part
MPO Medial preoptic area
MRN Mesencephalic reticular nucleus
MS Medial septal nucleus
MT Medial terminal nucleus accessory optic tract
mtV Mesencephalic tract of the trigeminal nerve
MV Medial vestibular nucleus
NB Nucleus brachium inferior colliculus
NDB Nucleus of the diagonal band
NLL Nucleus of the lateral lemniscus
NTB Nucleus of the trapezoid body
och Optic chiasm
opt Optic tract
OVLT Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
PA Posterior nucleus amygdala
PAG Periaqueductal gray
PBmm Parabrachial nucleus, medial part
PCN Paracentral nucleus thalamus
PF Parafascicular nucleus
PH Posterior hypothalamic nucleus
PMd Dorsal premammillary nucleus
PMv Ventral premammillary nucleus
POR Periolivary region
PR Perireuniens nucleus
PRNc Pontine reticular nucleus
PRNr Pontine reticular nucleus, rostral part
PSV Principle sensory nucleus of the trigeminal
PT Parataenial nucleus
Pva Anterior periventricular nucleus hypothalamus
PVHam Paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus, anterior magnocellular part
PVHap Paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus, anterior parvicellular part
PVHm Paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus, magnocellular division
PVHp Paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus, parvicellular division
Pvi Intermediate periventricular nucleus hypothalamus
PVp Posterior periventricular nucleus hypothalamus
PVT Paraventricular nucleus thalamus
RCH Retrochiasmatic area
REa Nucleus reuniens, anterior part
RM Nucleus raphe magnus
RT Reticular nucleus thalamus
rust Rubospinal tract
SAG Nucleus sagulum
SBPV Subparaventricular zone hypothalamus
SC Superior colliculus
SCH Suprachiasmatic nucleus
scp Superior cerebellar peduncle
SF Septofimbrial nucleus
SFO Subfronical organ
sm Stria medullaris
SMT Submedial nucleus thalamus
SON Supraoptic nucleus
SOr Supraoptic nucleus, retrochiasmatic part
SPFm Subparafascicular nucleus thalamus, magnocellular part
SPO Superior paraolivary nucleus
st Stria terminalis
STN Subthalamic nucleus
SUT Supratrigeminal nucleus
TRN Tegmental reticular nucleus, pontine gray
TRS Triangular nucleus septum
tsp Tectospinal pathway
TU Tuberal area hypothalamus
V Motor nucleus of the trigeminal nerve
VAL Ventral anterior-lateral complex thalamus
Vhc Ventral hippocampal commissure
VIIIn Vestibulocochlear nerve
VM Ventral medial nucleus thalamus
VMH Ventromedial nucleus hypothalamus
VMHa Ventromedial nucleus hypothalamus, anterior part
VMHc Ventromedial nucleus hypothalamus, central part
VMHdm Ventromedial nucleus hypothalamus, dorsomedial part
VMHvl Ventromedial nucleus hypothalamus, ventrolateral part
VPL Ventral posterolateral nucleus thalamus
VPM Ventral posteromedial nucleus thalamus
ZI Zona incerta