loading...| Preferred Name | lateral hypothalamic nucleus | |
| Synonyms |
lateral hypothalamic nuclei economo's areas areas of Economo LHy nucleus hypothalamicus lateralis |
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| Definitions |
The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus causes a desire to eat, while stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus causes a desire to stop eating. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001937 |
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| alternative label |
lateral hypothalamic nuclei economo's areas areas of Economo LHy nucleus hypothalamicus lateralis |
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SCTID:360452004 BIRNLEX:1199 neuronames:1347 Wikipedia:Lateral_hypothalamus TAO:0000227 ZFA:0000227 UMLS:C0086527 BAMS:LHy EV:0100234 FMA:62337 |
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| definition |
The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus causes a desire to eat, while stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus causes a desire to stop eating. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/HypothalamicNuclei.PNG |
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| has exact synonym |
nucleus hypothalamicus lateralis |
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LHy |
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uberon |
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lateral hypothalamic nuclei economo's areas areas of Economo |
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UBERON:0001937 |
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| label |
lateral hypothalamic nucleus |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001937 |
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| note |
The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus causes a desire to eat, while stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus causes a desire to stop eating. |
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| preferred label |
lateral hypothalamic nucleus |
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| prefLabel |
lateral hypothalamic nucleus |
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