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Median preoptic nucleus

Known as: Nucleus praeopticus medianus, Nucleus preopticus medianus 
National Institutes of Health

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Preoptic Areas
nucleus raphe pallidus

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Review
2015
Review
2015
The median preoptic nucleus: front and centre for the regulation of body fluid, sodium, temperature, sleep and cardiovascular homeostasis
Located in the midline anterior wall of the third cerebral ventricle (i.e. the lamina terminalis), the median preoptic nucleus… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Activation of neurokinin 3 receptors in the median preoptic nucleus decreases core temperature in the rat.
Estrogens have pronounced effects on thermoregulation, as illustrated by the occurrence of hot flushes secondary to estrogen… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The Median Preoptic Nucleus Reciprocally Modulates Activity of Arousal-Related and Sleep-Related Neurons in the Perifornical Lateral Hypothalamus
The perifornical–lateral hypothalamic area (PF/LH) contains neuronal groups playing an important role in control of waking and… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Efferent projections from the median preoptic nucleus to sleep- and arousal-regulatory nuclei in the rat brain
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Vestibular nerve projection to the cerebral cortex of the Rhesus monkey
Summary1.Cortical potentials evoked by electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve in the Rhesus monkey indicate that the… 
2004
2004
Modulation of morphine-induced Fos-immunoreactivity by the cannabinoid receptor antagonist SR 141716
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Sleep-related c-Fos protein expression in the preoptic hypothalamus: effects of ambient warming.
Preoptic area (POA) neuronal activity promotes sleep, but the localization of critical sleep-active neurons is not completely… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Identification of neural pathways activated in dehydrated rats by means of Fos-immunohistochemistry and neural tracing
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Localization of changes in immediate early genes in brain in relation to hydromineral balance: intravenous angiotensin II
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
GABA receptor mediation of median preoptic nucleus‐evoked inhibition of supraoptic neurosecretory neurones in rat.
1. This study evaluated the influence of focal electrical and chemical microstimulation in the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO) on… 
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