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Structure of ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus

Known as: Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus, Hypothalamic Nucleus, Ventromedial, Nucleus hypothalamicus ventromedialis 
A nucleus of the middle hypothalamus, the largest cell group of the tuberal region with small-to-medium size cells.
National Institutes of Health

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Basal Nucleus of MeynertBlood supply aspectsHypothalamus, MiddleMicrobiological

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Cell-specific knockout of steroidogenic factor 1 reveals its essential roles in gonadal function.
Knockout (KO) mice lacking the orphan nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1, officially designated Nr5a1) have a compound… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Local ventromedial hypothalamus glucose perfusion blocks counterregulation during systemic hypoglycemia in awake rats.
The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) is necessary for the integrated hormonal response to hypoglycemia. To determine the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Localization of novel corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (CRF2) mRNA expression to specific subcortical nuclei in rat brain: comparison with CRF1 receptor mRNA expression
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is the primary factor involved in controlling the release of ACTH from the anterior… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Developmental defects of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus and pituitary gonadotroph in the Ftz‐F1 disrupted mice
Ad4BP (or SF‐1) has been identified as a transcription factor which regulates all the steroidogenic P450 genes in the peripheral… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Gonadal steroids modify dendritic spine density in ventromedial hypothalamic neurons: a Golgi study in the adult rat.
Neurons in the adult rat ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMN, 4-6 neurons per brain; 3-7 brains per group) were studied under… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Immunohistochemical distribution of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the adult rat
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Distribution of serotonin-immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—Cell bodies and terminals
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Amygdaloid projections to subcortical structures within the basal forebrain and brainstem in the rat and cat
The efferent fiber connections of the nuclei of the amygdaloid complex with subcortical structures in the basal telencephalon… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The efferent connections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus
The efferent connections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus have been studied in the rat by the injection of 3H… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Sexual Dimorphism in the Preoptic Area of the Rat
A quantitative evaluation of the relative distribution of synapses on dendritic shafts and spines serves to differentiate the… 
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