| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-010921-443 | OBO ID: ZFA:0000032 |
| Name: | hypothalamus | Search: | |
| Definition: | Multi-tissue structure which is the largest portion of diencephalon and is ventrally located. The hypothalamus arises near the end of the segmentation period and the embryonic hypothalamic region gives rise to the neurohypophysis and other diencephalic nuclei. (1) |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| is part of: | diencephalon |
| has parts: | dorsal hypothalamic zone intermediate hypothalamus median tuberal portion ventral sulcus |
| is a type of: | multi-tissue structure |
