Lateral nucleus

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Brain: Lateral nucleus
Lateral hypothalamus is 'LT', at right, in yellow.
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MeSH	A08.186.211.730.385.357.300

The Lateral hypothalamus is a part of the hypothalamus. It can refer to one of two terms that are easily confused:

• "Lateral hypothalamic area" (BrainInfo at the University of Washington hier-409)
• "Lateral zone of hypothalamus" (BrainInfo at the University of Washington ancil-316)

The Lateral hypothalamic area is part of the Lateral zone of hypothalamus.

The Lateral hypothalamus is concerened with hunger. Damage to this can cause reduced food intake.

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Epithalamus	Pineal body • Habenula (Habenular nuclei)
Hypothalamus	anterior: Anterior hypothalamic nucleus • Paraventricular nucleus • Preoptic area • Supraoptic nucleus • Suprachiasmatic nucleus intermediate/middle/tuberal/pituitary: infundibulum • median eminence • arcuate nucleus • Ventromedial nucleus • Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus • Tuber cinereum, Pituitary gland (Anterior pituitary, Posterior pituitary) posterior/lateral: posterior nucleus • Mammillary body • Lateral nucleus other: Medial forebrain bundle
Subthalamus	Subthalamic nucleus • Zona incerta • Thalamic fasciculus • Lenticular fasciculus
Thalamus/nuclei	Ventral nuclear group (VA/VL, VP/VPM/VPL) • MD • AN • LNG (Pulvinar) • Intralaminar nucleus (Centromedian nucleus) • Midline nuclear group • Thalamic reticular nucleus • Metathalamus (MG, LG) • Interthalamic adhesion
Third ventricle	recesses: (Optic recess, Infundibular recess, Suprapineal recess, Pineal recess) • Hypothalamic sulcus
Other	Interventricular foramina • Optic chiasm • Subfornical organ • Mammillothalamic tract

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