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Diencephalon

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Diencephalon. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Diencephalon.

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Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus - Loose heterogeneous collection of cells in the anterior hypothalamus, continuous rostrally with the ...

Anterior Thalamic Nuclei - Three nuclei located beneath the dorsal surface of the most rostral part of the thalamus. The group ...

Arcuate Nucleus - A nucleus located in the middle hypothalamus in the most ventral part of the third ventricle near th...

Corticotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE....

Diencephalon - The paired caudal parts of the prosencephalon from which the THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; EPITHALAMUS; an...

Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus - An aggregation of cells in the middle hypothalamus dorsal to the ventromedial nucleus and bordering ...

Entopeduncular Nucleus - A portion of the nucleus of ansa lenticularis located medial to the posterior limb of the internal c...

Epithalamus - The dorsal posterior subdivision of the diencephalon. The epithalamus is generally considered to inc...

Geniculate Bodies - Part of the diencephalon inferior to the caudal end of the dorsal thalamus. Includes the lateral gen...

Gonadotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that can produce both FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE....

Habenula - A small protuberance at the dorsal, posterior corner of the wall of the third ventricle, adjacent to...

Hypothalamic Area, Lateral - This area is bounded medially by the mammillothalamic tract and the anterior column of fornix. The m...

Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - A collection of NEURONS, tracts of NERVE FIBERS, endocrine tissue, and blood vessels in the HYPOTHAL...

Hypothalamus - Ventral part of the diencephalon extending from the region of the optic chiasm to the caudal border ...

Hypothalamus, Anterior - The front portion of the HYPOTHALAMUS separated into the preoptic region and the supraoptic region. ...

Hypothalamus, Middle - That middle portion of the hypothalamus containing the arcuate, dorsomedial, and ventromedial nuclei...

Hypothalamus, Posterior - The part of the hypothalamus posterior to the middle region consisting of several nuclei including t...

Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei - Cell groups within the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus. They include a rostral division co...

Lactotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce PROLACTIN....

Lateral Thalamic Nuclei - A narrow strip of cell groups on the dorsomedial surface of the thalamus. It includes the lateral do...

Mamillary Bodies - A pair of nuclei and associated gray matter in the interpeduncular space rostral to the posterior pe...

Median Eminence - Raised area at the infundibular region of the HYPOTHALAMUS at the floor of the BRAIN, ventral to the...

Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus - The largest of the medial nuclei of the thalamus. It makes extensive connections with most of the ot...

Melanotrophs - Neuroendocrine cells in the INTERMEDIATE LOBE OF PITUITARY. They produce MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORM...

Midline Thalamic Nuclei - Small, nonspecific nerve cells scattered in the periventricular gray matter, separating the medial p...

Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus - Nucleus in the anterior part of the hypothalamus....

Pineal Gland - A light-sensitive neuroendocrine organ attached to the roof of the THIRD VENTRICLE of the brain. The...

Pituitary Gland - A small, unpaired gland situated in the SELLA TURCICA. It is connected to the HYPOTHALAMUS by a shor...

Pituitary Gland, Anterior - The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes t...

Pituitary Gland, Intermediate - The intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. It shows considerable size variation among the species...

Pituitary Gland, Posterior - Neural tissue of the pituitary gland, also known as the neurohypophysis. It consists of the distal A...

Posterior Thalamic Nuclei - A transitional diencephalic zone of the thalamus consisting of complex and varied cells lying caudal...

Preoptic Area - Region of hypothalamus between the anterior commissure and optic chiasm....

Pulvinar - Large mass of nuclei forming the most caudal portion of the thalamus and overhanging the geniculate ...

Somatotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce GROWTH HORMONE....

Subthalamic Nucleus - Lens-shaped structure on the inner aspect of the internal capsule. The subthalamic nucleus and pathw...

Subthalamus - A transition zone in the anterior part of the diencephalon interposed between the thalamus, hypothal...

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - An ovoid densely packed collection of small cells of the anterior hypothalamus lying close to the mi...

Supraoptic Nucleus - Hypothalamic nucleus overlying the beginning of the optic tract....

Thalamic Nuclei - Several groups of nuclei in the thalamus that serve as the major relay centers for sensory impulses ...

Thalamus - Paired bodies containing mostly gray substance and forming part of the lateral wall of the third ven...

Thyrotrophs - Anterior pituitary cells that produce THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE....

Tuber Cinereum - Layer of gray matter in the hypothalamus that also forms part of the floor of the third ventricle an...

Ventral Thalamic Nuclei - A large group of nuclei lying between the internal medullary lamina and the internal capsule. It inc...

Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus - A nucleus of the middle hypothalamus, the largest cell group of the tuberal region with small-to-med...