hypothalamus

Term ID

UBERON:0001898

Synonyms

• Hy
• hypothalamus
• preoptico-hypothalamic area
• preoptico-hypothalamic region

Definition

A specialized brain region of the ventral diencephalon arising near the end of the segmentation period; the embryonic hypothalamic region will give rise to the posterior pituitary gland as well as a number of brain nuclei. [ZFA]. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis).[Wikipedia]. (2)

References

• AAO:0010484
• BAMS:HY
• BAMS:Hy
• BM:Die-Hy
• BTO:0000614
• CALOHA:TS-0469
• DHBA:10467
• EFO:0000107
• EHDAA2:0000802
• EHDAA:5446
• EMAPA:17536
• EV:0100225
• GAID:460
• HBA:4540
• MA:0000173
• MAT:0000112
• MBA:1097
• MESH:A08.186.211.577.482
• MIAA:0000112
• NCIT:C12458
• OpenCyc:Mx4rwEgr9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• TAO:0000032
• UMLS:C0020663
• VHOG:0000179
• XAO:0004070
• ZFA:0000032
• birnlex:734
• galen:Hypothalamus
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=292
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothalamus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0020663
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/264483005

Ontology

Cell Ontology