Islands of Calleja

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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 also a major source of D3 dopamine receptors.

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