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Hypothalamus, Anterior

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Definition: The front portion of the HYPOTHALAMUS separated into the preoptic region and the supraoptic region. The preoptic region is made up of the periventricular gray matter of the rostral portion of the third ventricle and contains the preoptic ventricular nucleus and the medial preoptic nucleus. The supraoptic region contains the PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, the SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS, the ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS, and the SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS.  diseases: coord IM with HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES (IM); do not confuse with ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS   
Examples Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus; Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus; Preoptic Area; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; Supraoptic Nucleus 		Other names Hypothalamus, Supraoptic; Supraoptic Hypothalamus; Anterior Hypothalamus

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