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

DMHp DMHp – Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, posterior part
ADP ADP – Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus
PVi PVi – Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, intermediate part
ARH ARH – Arcuate hypothalamic nucleus
PVR PVR – Periventricular region
AHA AHA – Anterior hypothalamic area
AVP AVP – Anteroventral preoptic nucleus
AVPV AVPV – Anteroventral periventricular nucleus
DMH DMH – Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus
PVHpv PVHpv – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, parvicellular division, periventricular part
PVHpm PVHpm – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division, posterior magnocellular part
PVHmm PVHmm – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division, medial magnocellular part
PVHm PVHm – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division
PVH PVH – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus
PVHam PVHam – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division, anterior magnocellular part
PVHpml PVHpml – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division, posterior magnocellular part, lateral zone
PVHpmm PVHpmm – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular division, posterior magnocellular part, medial zone
PVHp PVHp – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, parvicellular division
PVHap PVHap – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, parvicellular division, anterior parvicellular part
PVHmpd PVHmpd – Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone
PVa PVa – Periventricular hypothalamic nucleus, anterior part
NC NC – Nucleus circularis
HY HY – Hypothalamus
PVZ PVZ – Periventricular zone
SO SO – Supraoptic nucleus
ASO ASO – Accessory supraoptic group
SubG SubG – Subgeniculate nucleus
EPI EPI – Epithalamus
LH LH – Lateral habenula
PIN PIN – Pineal body