nucleus posterior hypothalami
- nucleus posterior hypothalami
- [TA] posterior nucleus of hypothalamus posterior hypothalamic nucleus: a nucleus of nerve cells in the posterior hypothalamic region, above the lateral and medial nuclei of the mammillary body; it has major brainstem connections via periventricular fibers and the dorsal longitudinal fasciculus.
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