"Preoptic Area" 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.
Region of hypothalamus between the ANTERIOR COMMISSURE and OPTIC CHIASM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.497.342.450 A08.186.211.730.317.357.342.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Preoptic Area- Preoptic Area
- Area, Preoptic
- Areas, Preoptic
- Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Nuclei
- Nuclei, Preoptic
- Nucleus, Preoptic
- Preoptic Nucleus
- Area Preoptica
- Area Preopticas
- Preoptica, Area
- Preopticas, Area
Medial Preoptic Area- Medial Preoptic Area
- Area, Medial Preoptic
- Areas, Medial Preoptic
- Medial Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Area, Medial
- Preoptic Areas, Medial
Lateral Preoptic Area- Lateral Preoptic Area
- Area, Lateral Preoptic
- Areas, Lateral Preoptic
- Lateral Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Area, Lateral
- Preoptic Areas, Lateral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoptic Area" by people in Profiles.
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Sleep behavior across the lifespan: How a model can expand our current understanding. Sleep Med Rev. 2016 08; 28:1-4.
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Sleep is related to neuron numbers in the ventrolateral preoptic/intermediate nucleus in older adults with and without Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 2014 Oct; 137(Pt 10):2847-61.
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The ontogeny of estrogen receptors in heterochronic hippocampal and neocortical transplants demonstrates an intrinsic developmental program. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1993 Sep 17; 75(1):105-12.