Term: Periventricular zone of the hypothalamus

Definition: This zone is characterized by pools of neuroendocrine motoneurons (Markakis and Swanson 1997).

Nomenclature: Swanson-1998

Parents Relation type
Hypothalamus is part
Related concepts Relation type
Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis has part
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus has part
Median preoptic nucleus has part
Anteroventral periventricular nucleus has part
Preoptic periventricular nucleus has part
Supraoptic nucleus has part
Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus has part
Anterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus has part
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus has part
Intermediate periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus has part
Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus has part
Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus has part