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Mammillary peduncle
| Name: | Mammillary peduncle |
| Description: | White matter bundle in the posterior hypothalamus containing ascending afferent fibers to the mammillary bodies from the ventral and dorsal tegmental nuclei (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 671). |
| Synonym(s): | Peduncle of mammillary body |
| Is part of: | posterior hypothalamic region, white matter |
| Abbreviation: | mpe, mp |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_1486 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 408 |
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
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| Abbrev | mpe, mp + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 19 August 2007 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | White matter bundle in the posterior hypothalamus containing ascending afferent fibers to the mammillary bodies from the ventral and dorsal tegmental nuclei (Brodal, Neurological Anatomy, 3rd ed., 1981, pg 671). |
| EditorialNote | The description in Butler and Hodos (pg. 4 … The description in Butler and Hodos (pg. 460) describes this as originating int he dorsal and ventral tegmental nuclei and terminating in the mammillary body. The reciprocal connection is the mammillotegmental tract. It seems like this should be classifed as a tract according to the definition. ed as a tract according to the definition. |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_1486 + |
| Is part of | Posterior hypothalamic region +, and White matter + |
| Label | Mammillary peduncle + |
| ModifiedDate | 12 March 2013 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=408 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | Peduncle of mammillary body + |
| Umlscui | C1289573, C0152358 + |