part of part of telencephalic nucleus anterior division of bed nuclei of stria terminalis oval nucleus of stria terminalis UBERON:0011176 neuronames:3214 oval nucleus MBA:554 bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, oval nucleus NLX:77783 A component of the nuclei of stria terminalis defined on the basis of topology, connectivity and multiple stains in the rat. It is one of nine components of the anterior nuclei of stria terminalis in the Functional CNS Model - Rat (Swanson-2004). MA:0000929 EMAPA:37667