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intermediate hypothalamic region
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The portion of the hypothalamus located generally internal to the region of the infundibulum. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com ]
Term info
Label
intermediate hypothalamic region
Synonyms
- area hypothalamica intermedia
- intermediate hypothalamic area
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curator notes
See notes for pars intermedia of adenohypophysis.
external definition
Brain structure that lies perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the embryonic neural tube, is continuous with the rostral hypothalamic proliferation and whose most lateral extent is deflected dorsally within the inferior lobe.[TAO]
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has related synonym
medial hypothalamus, middle hypothalamus, regio hypothalamica intermedia, intermediate hypothalamus
id
UBERON:0002555
taxon notes
In humans it contains the following nuclei: dorsal nucleus [TA] (nucleus dorsalis hypothalami [TA]), parts of the dorsomedial nucleus [TA] (nucleus dorsomedialis [TA]), arcuate nucleus [TA] (nucleus arcuatus [TA]), posterior periventricular nucleus [TA] (nucleus periventricularis posterior [TA]), retrochiasmatic area [TA] (area retrochiasmatica [TA]), lateral tuberal nuclei [TA] (nuclei tuberales laterales [TA]), and ventromedial nucleus [TA] (nucleus ventromedialis hypothalami