"Arcuate Nucleus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nucleus located in the middle hypothalamus in the most ventral part of the THIRD VENTRICLE near the entrance of the infundibular recess. Its small cells are in close contact with the EPENDYMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D001111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.497.352.081 A08.186.211.730.317.357.352.081
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| Concept/Terms |
Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus- Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamus Arcuate Nucleus
- Infundibular Nucleus
- Nucleus, Infundibular
- Arcuate Nucleus
- Nucleus, Arcuate
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