Median Preoptic Nucleus
Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: MEPOAbbreviation
MEPO
Species
Rat
Description of part
According to Swanson 1976a.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Swanson-1998
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Collator argument
The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference
Reference
Author:
Swanson LW
Title of Book:
Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year:
1998
Pages:
196-213
Edition:
second
Publisher:
Elsevier
- Brain
- Interventricular foramen
- Brainstem
- Interbrain
- Hypothalamus
- Periventricular zone of the hypothalamus
- Median preoptic nucleus
- Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus
- Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Anterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Intermediate periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Anteroventral periventricular nucleus
- Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus
- Preoptic periventricular nucleus
- Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis
- Pituitary gland, neural lobe
- Periventricular zone of the hypothalamus
- Hypothalamus
- Interbrain
- Projection Strength
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus very strong
- Parastrial nucleus very strong
- Anteroventral preoptic nucleus strong
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus moderate
- Medial preoptic area moderate
- Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus moderate
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division ventral nucleus moderate/weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus moderate/weak
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus weak
- Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part very weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone very weak
- Medial preoptic nucleus very weak
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus very weak
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division external lateral part exists
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division dorsal lateral part exists
- Medial septal nucleus exists
- Anteroventral periventricular nucleus exists
- Subfornical organ exists
- Projection Strength
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, anterior parvicellular part very strong
- Posterior hypothalamic nucleus strong
- Medial preoptic area strong
- Parastrial nucleus strong
- Anteroventral preoptic nucleus strong
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior part strong
- Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus strong
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, dorsal parvicellular part strong
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, medial parvicellular part, ventral zone strong
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, forniceal part strong
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, lateral parvicellular part strong
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone strong
- Anterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus strong
- Intermediate periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus strong
- Preoptic periventricular nucleus strong
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus moderate
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, magnocellular division, anterior magnocellular part moderate
- Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus moderate
- Subfornical organ moderate
- Periaqueductal gray rostromedial division moderate/weak
- Supraoptic nucleus moderate/weak
- Parabrachial nucleus lateral division central lateral part weak
- Pontine central gray weak
- Dorsal nucleus raphe weak
- Superior central nucleus raphe medial part weak
- Substantia innominata weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division ventral nucleus weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus weak
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region rostral domain weak
- Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region caudal domain weak
- Central nucleus of amygdala medial part weak
- Tuberomammillary nucleus dorsal part weak
- Tuberomammillary nucleus ventral part weak
- Retrochiasmatic area weak
- Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus weak
- Lateral preoptic area weak
- Tuberal nucleus weak
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus posterior part weak
- Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventral part weak
- Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus weak
- Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus weak
- Nucleus reuniens weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus very weak
- Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsolateral nucleus very weak
- Medial preoptic nucleus very weak
- Nucleus reuniens rostral division very weak
- Mesencephalic reticular nucleus exists
- Pedunculopontine nucleus exists
- Periaqueductal gray ventrolateral division exists
- Medial mammillary nucleus exists
- Lateral mammillary nucleus exists
- Subparaventricular zone exists
- Lateral hypothalamic area exists
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part exists
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, magnocellular division, posterior magnocellular part, medial zone exists
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, magnocellular division, posterior magnocellular part, lateral zone exists
- Pituitary gland, neural lobe exists
- Zona incerta exists