medioventral periolivary nucleus
The term medioventral periolivary nucleus refers to one of four cell groupsi identified by Nissl stain in the periolivary region of the macaque. The others are the lateroventral periolivary nucleus, the superior paraolivary nucleus, and the dorsal periolivary region ( Paxinos-2009a ). It is also identified by some authors in the rat ( Paxinos-2009b ) and the mouse ( Paxinos-2001 ). Functionally it is part of the subcortical auditory system ( Swanson-2004 ).
Also known as
| Name | Language | Source | Source Citation | Source Title | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medioventral periolivary nucleus | English | Paxinos-2001 | Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001 | The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates | mouse |
| MVPO | acronym | Paxinos-2001 | Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001 | The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates | mouse |
| MVPO | acronym | Paxinos-2009a | Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009 | The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition | Macaca mulatta |