Florida Manatee brain sections Nissl-stained
Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (see Plates 1-18). The Nissl-stained sections are held at the National Museum for Health and Medicine in Silver Springs, Maryland, USA. Selected frontal plane sections in a regular sequence.
Plate 1: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 400002 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the rostral pole of the telencephalon. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 2: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 600004 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the rostral main olfactory bulb (MOB). The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 3: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 700005 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the head of the caudate nucleus (Cd). The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 4: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 800006 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the genu of the corpus callosum (gcc). The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 5: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 900007 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the septal nuclei (MS, LSD, LSV). The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 6: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1000008 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the anterior thalamus (Ad, AV, AM). The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 7: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1100009 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the optic chiasm. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 8: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1200010 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the pituitary stalk. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 9: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1300011 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the posterior thalamus. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 10: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1400012 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the superior colliculus. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 11: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1500013 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the inferior colliculus. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 12: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1600014 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the pontine nuclei. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 13: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1700015 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the superior olivary nuclear complex. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 14: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1800016 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the facial motor nucleus. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 15: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 1900017 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the rostral inferior olivary nuclear complex. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 16: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 2000018 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the middle inferior olivary nuclear complex. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 17: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 2100019 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the caudal inferior olivary nuclear complex. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
Plate 18: Frontal Nissl-stained section through the brain of the Florida manatee (section 2200020 of Welker Trichechus manatus, 84-49, held at NMHM, Maryland USA) at the level of the spinomedullary junction. The finder diagram in the top right-hand corner shows the position of the section (grey line) in the rostrocaudal sequence through the brain. Scale is in mm.
