"Hypothalamus, Anterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007032
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.497.342 A08.186.211.730.317.357.342
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| Concept/Terms |
Anterior Hypothalamic Commissure- Anterior Hypothalamic Commissure
- Anterior Hypothalamic Commissures
- Commissure, Anterior Hypothalamic
- Commissures, Anterior Hypothalamic
- Hypothalamic Commissure, Anterior
- Hypothalamic Commissures, Anterior
- Anterior Hypothalamic Decussation of Ganser
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Effects of ovariectomy and steroid replacement on hypothalamic LHRH content in aging female rats. Neurobiol Aging. 1983; 4(1):53-7.