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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Limbic System > Hypothalamus > Hypothalamus, Middle > Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Prosencephalon > Diencephalon > Hypothalamus > Hypothalamus, Middle > Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus

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Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Arcuate Nucleus
  • Infundibular Nucleus
  • Nucleus, Arcuate
  • Nucleus, Infundibular

Scope note

  • A nucleus located in the middle hypothalamus in the most ventral part of the THIRD VENTRICLE near the entrance of the infundibular recess. Its small cells are in close contact with the EPENDYMA.

History note

  • 2015; use ARCUATE NUCLEUS 1983-2014

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001111

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