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Hypothalamus

"Hypothalamus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Ventral part of the DIENCEPHALON extending from the region of the OPTIC CHIASM to the caudal border of the MAMMILLARY BODIES and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the THIRD VENTRICLE.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hypothalamus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hypothalamus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 59 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2001
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