Shell of nucleus accumbens

Definition

Crescent shaped outer zone of the nucleus accumbens, defined by a combination of chemoarchitecture and afferent and efferent connections. The shell is distinguished from the more centrally located core through the notable reduction in staining for the calcium-binding protein calbindin D28K, which is dense in the core and virtually absent in the shell.

Also known as nucleus accumbens shell, shell of nucleus accumbens, shell region of nucleus accumbens — per UBERON

The Shell of nucleus accumbens is a part of the Nervous.