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Preferred term

Hypothalamus, Anterior  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Anterior Hypothalamic Commissure
  • Anterior Hypothalamic Commissures
  • Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus
  • Commissure, Anterior Hypothalamic
  • Commissures, Anterior Hypothalamic
  • Hypothalamic Commissure, Anterior
  • Hypothalamic Commissures, Anterior
  • Hypothalamus, Supraoptic
  • Nucleus, Anteroventral Periventricular
  • Periventricular Nucleus, Anteroventral
  • Supraoptic Hypothalamus

Note

  • diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM); do not confuse with ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS

Scope note

  • The front portion of the HYPOTHALAMUS separated into the preoptic region and the supraoptic region. The preoptic region is made up of the periventricular GRAY MATTER of the rostral portion of the THIRD VENTRICLE and contains the preoptic ventricular nucleus and the medial preoptic nucleus. The supraoptic region contains the PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS, the ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, and the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS.

History note

  • 83(75); was see under HYPOTHALAMUS 1975-82

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007032

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