Brain regions

All brain regions in the database are according to the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas Ontologies. For a full structure graph definition, go to the atlas.

Brain region acronym

Name and link

Descriptions

Mmm Mmm – Medial mammillary nucleus, medial part
Mmd Mmd – Medial mammillary nucleus, dorsal part
Mmp Mmp – Medial mammillary nucleus, posterior part
Mml Mml – Medial mammillary nucleus, lateral part
LM LM – Lateral mammillary nucleus
SUMl SUMl – Supramammillary nucleus, lateral part
SUMm SUMm – Supramammillary nucleus, medial part
TM TM – Tuberomammillary nucleus
TMd TMd – Tuberomammillary nucleus, dorsal part
SUM SUM – Supramammillary nucleus
AHNc AHNc – Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, central part
AHNa AHNa – Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, anterior part
AHN AHN – Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
VMPO VMPO – Ventromedial preoptic nucleus
MEZ MEZ – Hypothalamic medial zone
VLPO VLPO – Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus
AHNd AHNd – Anterior hypothalamic nucleus, dorsal part
PS PS – Parastrial nucleus
PD PD – Posterodorsal preoptic nucleus
OV OV – Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
PSCH PSCH – Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus
PVpo PVpo – Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, preoptic part
SFO SFO – Subfornical organ
PVp PVp – Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, posterior part
SBPV SBPV – Subparaventricular zone
SCH SCH – Suprachiasmatic nucleus
DMHa DMHa – Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, anterior part
MEPO MEPO – Median preoptic nucleus
DMHp DMHp – Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, posterior part
MPO MPO – Medial preoptic area