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lateral preoptic nucleus

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The lateral preoptic nucleus is lateral to the medial preoptic nucleus. It also mediates non-REM sleep onset.[WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preoptic_area#Lateral_preoptic_nucleus ]

Term info

Label

lateral preoptic nucleus

Synonyms
  • lateral preoptic area
  • lateral preoptic hypothalamic nucleus
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Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term
nucleus preopticus lateralis [ NeuroNames : 381 ]

abbreviation
LPO [ NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource BIRNLEX : 1722 ]

latin term
area preoptica lateralis [ NeuroNames : 381 ]

latin term
nucleus praeopticus lateralis [ NeuroNames : 381 ]

latin term
area praeoptica lateralis [ NeuroNames : 381 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/HypothalamicNuclei.PNG

has related synonym

nucleus preopticus lateralis, area praeoptica lateralis, nucleus praeopticus lateralis, area preoptica lateralis

id

UBERON:0001931