posterior nucleus of hypothalamus

Term ID

UBERON:0002706

Synonyms

• area posterior hypothalami
• nucleus hypothalamicus posterior
• nucleus posterior hypothalami
• PH
• posterior nucleus
• posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus

Definition

The posterior nucleus of the hypothalamus is one of the many nuclei that make up the hypothalamic region of the brain. Its function is thermoregulation (heating) of the body. Damage or destruction of this nucleus causes hypothermia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_nucleus_of_hypothalamus

References

• BAMS:HPA
• BAMS:PH
• BM:Die-Hy-HPA
• BTO:0002461
• DHBA:10503
• EV:0100235
• HBA:12910
• MBA:946
• UMLS:C0228385
• birnlex:1463
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=420
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_nucleus_of_hypothalamus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0228385
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362385002

Ontology

Uberon Ontology