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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Dyn. 2008 Sep;237(9):2415–2429. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21686

Table 1.

List of anatomical abbreviations

V trigeminal ganglion Me medial amygdala
VII facial ganglion Mi mitral cell layer of olfactory bulb
VIII acoustic ganglion MoV trigeminal motor nucleus
IX glossopharyngeal ganglion OB olfactory bulb
X vagal ganglion PAG periaqueductal gray
XI vagal ganglion PIM precerebellar intramural migration
Am amygdala Pir piriform cortex
APEM anterior precerebellar extramural migration Pn pontine nucleus
BLA basolateral amygdala PPEM posterior precerebellar extramural migration
BMA basomedial amygdala PVN paraventricular nucleus
Cb cerebellum Pyr pyramidal cell layer of piriform cortex
CbG granular layer of cerebellar cortex R retina
CbM molecular layer of cerebellar cortex RH rhombencephalon
CbW white matter of cerebellar cortex RN red nucleus
Ce central amygdala rRL rostral rhombic lip
CN cochlear nucleus SC superior colliculus
cRL caudal rhombic lip SCG sympathetic ganglion
Cx cerebral cortex SG stratum granulosum
DG dentate gyrus SLM stratum lacunosum
Di diencephalon SM stratum moleculare
DRG dorsal root ganglion SO stratum oriens
EPl external plexiform layer of olfactory bulb SON superior olivary nucleus
EPlA external plexiform layer of accessory olfactory bulb Sp septum
FMN facial motor nucleus SP stratum pyramidale
Gl glomerular layer of olfactory bulb SpC spinal cord
GlA glomerular layer of accessory olfactory bulb SR stratum radiatum
Gr granular cell layer of olfactory bulb St striatum
GrA granular cell layer of accessory olfactory bulb Te telencephalon
H hypothalamus TEG tegmentum
Hip hippocampus Tg tegmental nucleus
IC inferior colliculus Th thalamus
LA lateral amygdala TN trigeminal nucleus complex
LC locus coeruleus VH ventral horn of spinal cord
LCx lateral cerebral cortex VM ventral midbrain
LMS lateral migratory stream ZI zona incerta
LOT nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract