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Hypothalamus
| Name: | Hypothalamus |
| Description: | Ventral part of the diencephalon extending from the region of the optic chiasm to the caudal border of the mammillary bodies and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the third ventricle. |
| Is part of: | Diencephalon, Central autonomic network |
| Abbreviation: | Hy |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_734 |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 275 |
Neurons in Hypothalamus
Head direction cell, Hypothalamus oxytocin neuroendocrine magnocellular cell, Hypothalamus oxytocin releasing neuroendocrine magnocellular neuron, Hypothalamus vasopressin neuroendocrine magnocellular neuron, Neuroendocrine motor magnocellular neurosecretory cell, Tuberomammillary nucleus large histamine neuron, Tuberomammillary nucleus medium histamine neuron are neurons that can be found in Hypothalamus or its parts.
Parts of Hypothalamus
Inferred outgoing projections for Hypothalamus
The following brain regions receive axons from Hypothalamus: Anterior lobe of pituitary of PHT00, Lateral mammillary nucleus, Mammillary body, Medial mammillary nucleus, Postsubiculum. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
Inferred incoming projections for Hypothalamus
The following brain regions send axons into Hypothalamus: Postsubiculum, Rexed lamina X, Tuberal supraoptic nucleus, Ventral tegmental area. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
- Definition Source: MeSH
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
| Abbrev | Hy + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| Definition | Ventral part of the diencephalon extending from the region of the optic chiasm to the caudal border of the mammillary bodies and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the third ventricle. |
| DefinitionSource | MeSH + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_734 + |
| Is part of | Diencephalon +, and Central autonomic network + |
| Label | Hypothalamus + |
| ModifiedDate | 12 March 2013 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=275 + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Umlscui | C0020663 + |