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| Brain: Ventromedial nucleus | ||
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| Ventromedial nucleus is 'VM', at center, in green. | ||
| Latin | nucleus ventromedialis hypothalami | |
| Part of | Hypothalamus | |
| Artery | Basilar | |
| NeuroNames | hier-381 | |
| MeSH | Ventromedial+Hypothalamic+Nucleus | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_11/12584102 | |
The ventromedial nucleus (sometimes referred to as the ventromedial hypothalamus) is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.
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Division
It has four subdivisions:
- anterior (VMHa)
- dorsomedial (VMHdm)
- ventrolateral (VMHvl)
- central (VMHc).
These subdivisions differ anatomically, neurochemically, and behaviorally.
Function
The ventromedial nucleus is most commonly associated with satiety.
The VMHdm has a role in the male vocalizations and scent marking behaviors.[1][2][3]
The VMHvl plays a role in sexual behaviors in both the males and the females (lordosis in the females and mounting in the males.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ Yahr and Green, 1992
- ^ Flanagan-Cato et al. 2001
- ^ Harding and McGinnis, 2005
- ^ Kow and Pfaff, 1998
- ^ Christensen et al., 1977
- ^ Pfaff and Sakuma, 1979
- ^ Marsumoto and Ymanouchi, 2000
- Dugger, et al. (2007). Androgen receptors are required for full masculinization of the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) in rats.
External links
- Diagram of Ventromedial motor tract at lemoyne.edu
- New Scientist: Seat of female libido revealed (June 26, 2006)
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