Anterior hypothalamic nucleus

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Anterior hypothalamic nucleus
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Anterior hypothalamic nucleus is 'AH', at center left, in blue.
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Latin nucleus anterior hypothalami
MeSH D007025
NeuroNames 386
NeuroLex ID birnlex_1226
TA98 A14.1.08.903
TA2 5719
FMA 62319
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The anterior hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.

Its function is thermoregulation (cooling) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hyperthermia.

The anterior hypothalamus plays a role in regulating sleep. [1]

The anterior hypothalamic region is sometimes grouped with the preoptic area. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Deschenes CL, McCurry SM (February 2009). "Current treatments for sleep disturbances in individuals with dementia". Curr Psychiatry Rep. 11 (1): 20–6. doi:10.1007/s11920-009-0004-2. PMC   2649672 . PMID   19187704.
  2. ↑ Onoe H, Watanabe Y, Ono K, Koyama Y, Hayaishi O (July 1992). "Prostaglandin E2 exerts an awaking effect in the posterior hypothalamus at a site distinct from that mediating its febrile action in the anterior hypothalamus". J. Neurosci. 12 (7): 2715–25. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.12-07-02715.1992. PMC   6575852 . PMID   1613554.


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