PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS


Meaning of PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS in English

¦parəˌ. . .- noun

Etymology: para- (I) + ventricular

: a discrete band of nerve cells in the anterior hypothalamus that produce vasopressin and especially oxytocin and that innervate the neurohypophysis

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