Term Name:	hypothalamus
Synonyms:	Hy, hypothalamus, preoptico-hypothalamic area, preoptico-hypothalamic region
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].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001898]