internuclear area of the periventricular region
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The term internuclear area of the periventricular region refers to "the area between nuclei in the medial half of the hypothalamus. This region is often referred to as medial region of the fibrous 'capsule' that is said to surround the medial nuclei, but this 'capsule' has considerable neurons, in addition to the dendrites of neurons in adjacent nuclei, and axons from many sources" ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 1953


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