Lateral parabrachial nucleus
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| Brain: Lateral parabrachial nucleus | ||
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| Latin | Nucleus parabrachialis lateralis | |
| NeuroNames | hier-583 | |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_897 | |
The lateral parabrachial nucleus induces thirst by stimulating the median preoptic nucleus.[1]
It gets its name from its location relative to the superior cerebellar peduncles, which is also known as the "brachia conjunctiva".
[edit] References
- ^ M.J. McKinley and A.K. Johnson (2004). "The Physiological Regulation of Thirst and Fluid Intake". News in Physiological Sciences 19 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1152/nips.01470.2003. PMID 14739394. http://physiologyonline.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/19/1/1. Retrieved 2006-06-02.
[edit] External links
- Menani JV, Thunhorst RL, Johnson AK (January 1996). "Lateral parabrachial nucleus and serotonergic mechanisms in the control of salt appetite in rats". Am. J. Physiol. 270 (1 Pt 2): R162–8. PMID 8769798. http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=reprint&pmid=8769798.
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