| Preferred Name |
hypothalamus |
| Synonyms |
preoptico-hypothalamic region hypothalamus preoptico-hypothalamic area Hy |
| Definitions |
A specialized brain region of the ventral diencephalon arising near the end of the segmentation period; the embryonic hypothalamic region will give rise to the posterior pituitary gland as well as a number of brain nuclei. [ZFA]. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).[Wikipedia]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001898 |
| definition |
A specialized brain region of the ventral diencephalon arising near the end of the segmentation period; the embryonic hypothalamic region will give rise to the posterior pituitary gland as well as a number of brain nuclei. [ZFA]. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).[Wikipedia]. |
| has_broad_synonym |
Hy |
| has_exact_synonym |
preoptico-hypothalamic region preoptico-hypothalamic area |
| has_related_synonym |
hypothalamus |
| label |
hypothalamus |
| part_of | |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001898 |
| prefLabel |
hypothalamus |
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