arcuate nucleus


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[TA]
1. Synonym(s): nucleus arcuatus of intermediate hypothalamic area [TA], nucleus periventricularis posterior [TA], posterior periventricular nucleus [TA]Synonym(s): arcuate nucleus of thalamus
2. a cell group in the hypothalamus, located in the lowest part of the infundibulum adjacent to the median eminence. Synonym(s): nucleus arcuatus of medulla oblongata [TA]
3. a variable assembly of small cell groups, probably outlying components of the pontine nuclei, on the anterior and medial aspects of the pyramid in the medulla oblongata.
Synonym(s): nucleus arcuatus [TA]
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arcuate nucleus

n.
Any of various specialized groups of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata, thalamus, or hypothalamus of the brain.
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arcuate nucleus

A hypothalamic nucleus in the ventral wall of the third ventricle near the pituitary stalk. The arcuate nucleus produces inhibiting and releasing factors (adrenocorticotrophic hormone, beta-lipotrophic hormone, and beta-endorphin) for pituitary hormones.
Synonym: infundibular nucleus
See also: nucleus
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Various nuclei of the hypothalamus including the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), medial preoptic area (MPA), arcuate nucleus (AN), median eminence, suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and the substantia nigra (SN) were microdissected by the Palkovits's micropunch technique (MohanKumar et al.
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