Anatomy

Lateral Hypothalamic Area

Area in the hypothalamus bounded medially by the mammillothalamic tract and the anterior column of the FORNIX (BRAIN). The medial edge of the INTERNAL CAPSULE and the subthalamic region form its lateral boundary. It contains the lateral hypothalamic nucleus, tuberomammillary nucleus, lateral tuberal nuclei, and fibers of the MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE.

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Abstract

Area in the hypothalamus bounded medially by the mammillothalamic tract and the anterior column of the FORNIX (BRAIN). The medial edge of the INTERNAL CAPSULE and the subthalamic region form its lateral boundary. It contains the lateral hypothalamic nucleus, tuberomammillary nucleus, lateral tuberal nuclei, and fibers of the MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE.

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31 entry terms
  • Area Hypothalamica Lateralis
  • Area Lateralis Hypothalami
  • Hypothalamic Area, Lateral
  • Lateral Hypothalamus
  • Area Hypothalamica Laterali
  • Area Lateralis Hypothalamus
  • Area, Lateral Hypothalamic
  • Areas, Lateral Hypothalamic
  • Hypothalami, Area Lateralis
  • Hypothalamic Areas, Lateral
  • Hypothalamica Laterali, Area
  • Hypothalamica Lateralis, Area
  • Hypothalamus, Area Lateralis
  • Hypothalamus, Lateral
  • Lateral Hypothalamic Areas
  • Laterali, Area Hypothalamica
  • Lateralis Hypothalami, Area
  • Lateralis Hypothalamus, Area
  • Lateralis, Area Hypothalamica
  • Accessory Nucleus of the Ventral Horn
  • Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus
  • Lateral Tuberal Nuclei
  • Lateral Tuberal Nucleus
  • Tuberomammillary Nucleus
  • Hypothalamic Nucleus, Lateral
  • Nuclei, Lateral Tuberal
  • Nucleus, Lateral Hypothalamic
  • Nucleus, Lateral Tuberal
  • Nucleus, Tuberomammillary
  • Tuberal Nuclei, Lateral
  • Tuberal Nucleus, Lateral

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM)

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Previous Indexing

  • Hypothalamus (1966-1982)

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.180w.497w.300w
  2. A08w.186w.211w.200w.317w.357w.300w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lateral Hypothalamic Area. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007026
  2. Lateral Hypothalamic Area. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_hypothalamus
  3. Lateral Hypothalamic Area. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17125841