Paraventricular nucleus
Nucleus paraventricularis
Definition
The paraventricular nucleus is a hypothalamic nucleus located at the wall of the third ventricle, whose neurons participate in hormone secretion via the neurohypophysis and in the regulation of autonomic activity.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
