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Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = nuclei paraventricularis hypothalami GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human paraventricular nucleus (PVN) in this coronal section is indicated by the shaded area. Dots represent vasopressin (AVP) neurons… … Wikipedia
paraventricular nucleus — ¦parəˌ. . . noun Etymology: para (I) + ventricular : a discrete band of nerve cells in the anterior hypothalamus that produce vasopressin and especially oxytocin and that innervate the neurohypophysis … Useful english dictionary
paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus — n. paraventricularis hypothalami … Medical dictionary
paraventricular nucleus of thalamus anterior — n. paraventricularis anterior thalami … Medical dictionary
paraventricular nucleus of thalamus posterior — n. paraventricularis posterior thalami … Medical dictionary
Nucleus raphe pallidus — Brain: Nucleus raphe pallidus Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive. (Raphe nuclei not labeled, but raphe labeled at left.) Latin nucleus raphes pallidus NeuroNames … Wikipedia
nucleus paraventricularis anterior thalami — [TA] anterior paraventricular nucleus of thalamus: the anterior of the two nuclei paraventriculares thalami (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami — [TA] paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus: a sharply defined band of cells in the wall of the third ventricle in the anterior hypothalamic region; many of its cells are neurosecretory in function, secreting oxytocin, which is carried to the… … Medical dictionary
nucleus paraventricularis posterior thalami — [TA] posterior paraventricular nucleus of thalamus: the posterior of the two nuclei paraventriculares thalami (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
