lateral hypothalamic area

Term ID

UBERON:0002430

Synonyms

• area lateralis hypothalami
• lateral division of hypothalamus
• lateral group of hypothalamic nuclei
• lateral hypothalamic area (Nissl 1913)
• lateral hypothalamic area proper
• lateral hypothalamic group
• lateral hypothalamic nucleus
• lateral hypothalamic zone (Crosby)
• LH

Definition

The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus causes a desire to eat, while stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus causes a desire to stop eating. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_hypothalamic_area

References

• BAMS:HLA
• BAMS:LH
• BAMS:LHA
• BM:Die-Hy-HLA
• EMAPA:35480
• GAID:640
• MA:0000834
• MBA:194
• MESH:A08.186.211.730.385.357.300
• UMLS:C0020654
• birnlex:4037
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=426
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_hypothalamic_area
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0020654

Ontology

Uberon Ontology