ellipsoid body slice FBbt_00040070
ellipsoid body slice
ID: FBbt_00040070
Adult Nervous system Synaptic neuropil subdomain
A radial subdivision of the ellipsoid body arising from the arborization patterns of small field radial fibers. There are 16 of these per ellipsoid body, 8 per hemisphere numbered 1-8, from superior medial to inferior medial. (Ito et al., 2014, Hanesch et al., 1989)
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Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| segment of ellipsoid body | exact synonym | |
| ellipsoid body sector | exact synonym | Hanesch et al., 1989 |
| ellipsoid body segment | exact synonym | |
| ellipsoid body wedge | exact synonym | Wolff et al., 2015 |
| ellipsoid body glomerulus | exact synonym | Renn et al., 1999 |