Lateral mammilary nucleus
Nucleus mamillaris lateralis
Definition
The lateral mammillary nucleus is a nucleus of the mammillary body composed of large neurons in two subnuclei, projecting to thalamic nuclei and the brainstem via the mamillothalamic and mamillotegmental tracts.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
