Preferred Name

Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Synonyms

ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_1407

abbrev

Pa

class_or_indiv

true

definition

* Nucleus in the anterior part of the hypothalamus. (MSH) * one of the magnocellular hypothalamic nuclei, an elongated plate of large, deeply staining cells located close to the third ventricle in the anterior hypothalamic area; major source of oxytocin and to a lesser extent, of antidiuretic hormone, neurohormones, which are carried to the neurohypophysis along the paraventriculohypophysial tract. (CSP)

external_id_urls

http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=370|http://brancusi.usc.edu/bkms/brain/show-braing2.php?aidi=1943

external_ids

umlsCUI:C0030532|nnUID:370|bamsUID:1943

label

Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

mod_date

2007-08-19

preferred_label

Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

prefixIRI

birnlex_1407

retired

false

synonyms

subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_1210

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