lateral hypothalamic area
The lateral hypothalamus or lateral hypothalamic area is a part of the hypothalamus. It is concerned with hunger. Damage to this area can cause reduced food intake. Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus causes a desire to eat, while stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus causes a desire to stop eating. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_hypothalamic_area ]
Synonyms: lateral group of hypothalamic nuclei, lateral hypothalamic group, lateral hypothalamic zone (Crosby), lateral division of hypothalamus, lateral hypothalamic region, area hypothalamica lateralis
Term info
- MESH:D007026
- BAMS:HLA
- GAID:640
- MBA:194
- BAMS:LHA
- MA:0000834
- FMA:62030
- BIRNLEX:4037
- EMAPA:35480
- Wikipedia:Lateral_hypothalamic_area
- BAMS:LH
- UMLS:C0020654 (BIRNLEX:4037)
- BM:Die-Hy-HLA
- neuronames:426 (BIRNLEX:4037)
uberon_slim
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001931, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001933, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001907, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001906
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/HypothalamicNuclei.PNG
lateral hypothalamic area (Nissl 1913), lateral hypothalamic area proper, lateral hypothalamic nucleus, area lateralis hypothalami
uberon
UBERON:0002430
lateral hypothalamic area, Lateral hypothalamic region
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_117569