Lateral hypothalamic nucleus

Nucleus hypothalamicus lateralis

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The lateral hypothalamic nucleus is a nucleus of the caudal hypothalamic region, involved in communication with the mammillary nuclei and regulation of sympathetic activity.

References

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.