loading...| Preferred Name | paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus | |
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nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus |
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| Definitions |
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 neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) by the fibers of the paraventriculohypophysial tract. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0002476 |
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| definition |
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 neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) by the fibers of the paraventriculohypophysial tract. |
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BrendaTissueOBO |
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nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus |
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BTO:0002476 |
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| label |
paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus |
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| notation |
BTO:0002476 |
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paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus |
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