Islands of Calleja
| Brain: Islands of Calleja | ||
|---|---|---|
| NeuroNames | hier-258 | |
| MeSH | Islands+of+Calleja | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | i_13/12460976 | |
The Islands of Calleja are a portion of the limbic system, in the telencephalon, associated with olfaction. They are named after Julián Calleja y Sánchez (1836–1913), Spanish anatomist.
They are also a major source of D3 dopamine receptors.[1]
References
- ↑ Suzuki M, Hurd YL, Sokoloff P, Schwartz JC, Sedvall G. D3 dopamine receptor mRNA is widely expressed in the human brain. Brain Res. 1998 Jan 1;779(1-2):58-74. PMID 9473588
External links
- Overview at scranton.edu
- Images of Islands of Calleja - brainmaps.org
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
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