area hypothalamica rostralis

area hypothalamica rostralis
[TA] anterior hypothalamic area: the most anterior part of the hypothalamus, lying adjacent to the lamina terminalis and superior to the optic chiasm, and comprising the lateral and medial preoptic nuclei, the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei, and the anterior hypothalamic nucleus; called also preoptic a. or region, anterior hypothalamic region, and chiasmatic region.

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