Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
The anterior hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Anterior hypothalamic nucleus | |
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Anterior hypothalamic nucleus is 'AH', at center left, in blue. | |
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Latin | nucleus anterior hypothalami |
MeSH | D007025 |
NeuroNames | 386 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1226 |
TA | A14.1.08.903 |
FMA | 62319 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
Its function is thermoregulation (cooling) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hyperthermia.
The anterior hypothalamus plays a role in regulating sleep.[1]
The anterior hypothalamic region is sometimes grouped with the preoptic area.[2]
Stimulation or lesion of this region results in drastic change in the sexual activity of lab animals.[3]
References
- Deschenes CL, McCurry SM (February 2009). "Current treatments for sleep disturbances in individuals with dementia". Curr Psychiatry Rep. 11 (1): 20–6. doi:10.1007/s11920-009-0004-2. PMC 2649672. PMID 19187704.
- Onoe H, Watanabe Y, Ono K, Koyama Y, Hayaishi O (July 1992). "Prostaglandin E2 exerts an awaking effect in the posterior hypothalamus at a site distinct from that mediating its febrile action in the anterior hypothalamus". J. Neurosci. 12 (7): 2715–25. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.12-07-02715.1992. PMC 6575852. PMID 1613554.
- "Anterior Hypothalamus - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
External links
- NIF Search - Anterior nucleus of hypothalamus via the Neuroscience Information Framework
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