Table 1 Abbreviation for brain structures
From: Differences in neurotropism and neurotoxicity among retrograde viral tracers
abbreviation | brain structure | abbreviation | brain structure |
|---|---|---|---|
2Cb | 2nd Cerebellar lobule | LSI | lateral septal nucleus, intermediate part |
AAD | anterior amygdaloid area, dorsal part | M1 | primary motor cortex |
AAV | anterior amygdaloid area, ventral part | M2 | secondary motor cortex |
ACo | anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus | MDM | mediodorsal thalamic nucleus, medial part |
ADP | anterodorsal preoptic nucleus | MeA | medial amygdaloid nucleus, anterior part |
AHA | anterior hypothalamic area, anterior part | MePD | medial amygdaloid nucleus, posterodorsal part |
AHC | anterior hypothalamic area, central part | MePV | medial amygdaloid nucleus, posteroventral part |
AHiPM | amygdalohippocampal area, posteromedial part | MnPO | median preoptic nucleus |
AHiAL | amygdalohippocampal area, anterolateral part | MnR | median raphe nucleus |
AHP | anterior hypothalamic area, posterior part | MO | medial orbital cortex |
AI | agranular insular cortex | MPA | medial preoptic area |
AID | agranular insular cortex, dorsal part | MPO | medial preoptic nucleus |
AIP | agranular insular cortex, posterior part | MPtA | medial parietal association cortex |
AIV | agranular insular cortex, ventral part | MS | medial septal nucleus |
AO | anterior olfactory | MTu | medial tuberal nucleus |
AM | anteromedial thalamic nucleus | NAc | accumbens nucleus |
APir | amygdalopiriform transition area | PAG | periaqueductal gray |
Arc | arcuate hypothalamic nucleus | PH | posterior hypothalamic area |
Au1 | primary auditory cortex | Pir | piriform cortex |
AuD | secondary auditory cortex, dorsal area | PLCo | posterolateral cortical amygdaloid nucleus(C2) |
AuV | secondary auditory cortex, ventral area | PMCo | posteromedial cortical amygdaloid nucleus(C3) |
AVPe | anteroventral periventricular nucleus | PMD | premammillary nucleus, dorsal part |
Bar | Barrington’s nucleus | PMV | premammillary nucleus, ventral part |
BLA | basolateral amygdaloid nucleus anterior part | PnO | pontine reticular nucleus, oral part |
BLP | basolateral amygdaloid nucleus posterior part | PPTg | pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus |
BLV | basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, ventral part | PRh | perirhinal cortex |
BMA | basomedial amygdaloid nucleus anterior part | PrL | prelimbic cortex |
BMP | basomedial amygdaloid nucleus, posterior part | PS | parastrial nucleus |
BNST | bed nucleus of the stria terminalis | PT | Paratenial thalamic nucleus |
CA1 | field CA1 of hippocampus | PtA | parietal association cortex |
CeC | central amygdaloid nucleus, capsular part | PV | paraventricular thalamic nucleus |
CeM | central amygdaloid nucleus, medial division | PVA | paraventricular thalamic nucleus, anterior part |
Cg1 | cingulate cortex, area 1 | PVN | paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus |
Cg2 | cingulate cortex, area 2 | RC | raphe cap |
CM | central medial thalamic nucleus | RPC | red nucleus, parvicellular part |
CPu | striatum | RRF | retrorubral field |
CxA | cortex-amygdala transition zone | RSA | retrosplenial agranular cortex |
dLGN | dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus | RSG | retrosplenial granular cortex |
DEn | dorsal endopiriform nucleus | Re | reuniens thalamic nucleus |
DI | dysgranular insular cortex | Rt | reticular thalamic nucleus |
DM | dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus | S1 | primary somatosensory cortex |
DP | dorsal peduncular cortex | S2 | secondary somatosensory cortex |
| Â | Â | SCh | suprachiasmatic nucleus |
DpMe | deep mesencephalic nucleus | SFO | subfornical organ |
DR | dorsal raphe nucleus | SHi | septohippocampal nucleus |
ECIC | external cortex of the inferior colliculus | SI | substantia innominata |
Ect | ectorhinal cortex | SNC | substantia nigra, compact part |
GI | glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb | SON | supraoptic nucleus |
Gi | gigantocellular reticular nucleus | Su3 | supraoculomotor periaquductal gray |
HDB | nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band | Su3C | Supraoculomotor cap |
IL | infralimbic cortex | SubCD | subcoeruleus nucleus, dorsal part |
IMD | intermediodorsal thalamic nucleus | SubCV | subcoeruleus nucleus, ventral part |
IPACL | interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure, lateral part | SubI | subincertal nucleus |
IPACM | interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure, medial part | TC | tuber cinereum area |
LA | lateroanterior hypothalamic nucleus | TeA | temporal association cortex |
LC | locus coeruleus | VDB | nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal band |
LDTg | laterodorsal tegmental nucleus | VLPO | ventrolateral preoptic nucleus |
LEnt | lateral entorhinal cortex | VMH | ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus |
LGP | lateral globus pallidus | VMPO | ventromedial preoptic nucleus |
LHA | lateral hypothalamic area | VO | ventral orbital cortex |
LO | lateral orbital cortex | VOLT | vascular organ of the lamina terminalis |
LPAG | lateral periaqueductal gray | VP | ventral pallidum |
LPBC | lateral parabrachial nucleus, central part | VPM | ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus |
LPO | lateral preoptic area | VTA | ventral tegmental area |
LPtA | lateral parietal association cortex | Xi | xiphoid thalamic nucleus |
LSD | lateral septal nucleus, dorsal part | ZI | zona incerta |