The human lateral tuberal nucleus: Immunohistochemical characterization and analogy to the rodent PV1-nucleus
- Gerig, Anna T. Anatomy Unit, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Celio, Marco R. Anatomy Unit, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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12.01.2007
Published in:
- Brain Research. - 2007, vol. 1139, no. 30, p. 110-116
English
The lateral tuberal nucleus (LTN) is a hypothalamic region that has been identified with certainty only in humans and primates. It is composed of three small round globular units which protrude the basal surface of the brain along the optic tract. The function of the LTN is unknown. Recently, a tiny, parvalbumin-positive (PV1) nucleus was detected in the lateral hypothalamus of rodents. Like... Show more…
- Faculty
- Faculté des sciences et de médecine
- Department
- Département de Médecine
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Medicine
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 7851
- DOI 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.093
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/300360