Forebrain > Diencephalon>Thalamus
Schematic showing the position of the ? in sagittal, horizontal and coronal sections through the zebrafish brain.
Based on the anatomical segmentation of 3 day old zebrafish larval brain by Thomas Müller, Olaf Ronneberger, Wolfgang Driever and colleagues. For details see Ronneberger et al., Nat. Meth. 2012 and http://vibez.informatik.uni-freiburg.de
Abbreviations: Ce, cerebellar plate; D, dorsal telencephalon/pallium; E, epiphysis; EmT, eminentia thalami; Hb, habenula; Hyp, hypothalamus; MO, medulla oblongata; OB, olfactory bulb; OT, optic tectum; PG, preglomerular complex; PO, preoptic area;PrT, pretectum; PTd, posterior tuberculum dorsal part; PTh, prethalamus; PTv posterior tuberculum ventral part; Teg, tegmentum; Th, thalamus; TS, torus semicircularis; V, ventral telencephalon/subpallium; Va, valvula cerebelli.
Description
Schematic adapted from Mueller 2012 showing the nuclei that comprise the wider thalamus.
Abbreviations: A, anterior thalamic nucleus; CPo, centroposterior thalamic nucleus; D, dorsal telencephalon (pallium); DP, dorsoposterior thalamic nucleus; EmT, eminentia thalami; Hyp, hypothalamus; Hb, habenula; I, intermediate thalamic nucleus; IC, intercalated thalamic nucleus; OB, olfactory bulb; OT, optic tectum; P, posterior thalamic (preglomerular) nucleus; PG, preglomerular complex; PGa, anterior preglomerular nucleus; PGc, caudal preglomerular nucleus; PGl, lateral preglomerular nucleus; PGm, medial preglomerular nucleus; PO, preoptic region; PrT, pretectum; PVO, paraventricular organ; SG, subglomerular nucleus; TGN, tertiary gustatory nucleus; TPp, periventricular nucleus of posterior tuberculum; TPm, migrated nucleus of posterior tuberculum; V,ventral telencephalon (subpallium); VL, ventrolateral thalamic nucleus; VM, ventromedial thalamic nucleus.
synonym: dorsal thalamus
Ontology
is part of: diencephalon
has parts:
Anatomical segmentation of 3 day old zebrafish larval brain by Thomas Müller, Olaf Ronneberger, Wolfgang Driever and colleagues. For details see Ronneberger et al., Nat. Meth. 2012 and http://vibez.informatik.uni-freiburg.de
Transgenic Lines that label this brain region
Antibodies that label this brain region
Key Publications
Thomas Mueller
What is the Thalamus in Zebrafish?
Front Neurosci. 2012; 6: 64.
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