| Synonyms: |
filiform nucleus,
nuclei paraventriculares,
nuclei paraventricularis hypothalami,
nucleus filiformis,
nucleus hypothalami filiformis,
nucleus hypothalami paraventricularis,
nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami,
Pa,
paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus,
paraventricular nucleus,
paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus (Malone),
paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus,
parvocellular hypothalamic nucleus,
subcommissural nucleus (Ziehen)
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| 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) |