magnocellular neuroendocrine cell groups

The term magnocellular neuroendocrine cell groups refers to a set of substructures of the anterior hypothalamic region and the intermediate hypothalamic region defined on the basis of connectivity and function. They include the supraoptic nucleus, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parts of the neurohypophysis and other nuclei. Functionally they belong to the subcortical motor system ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
neuroendocrine motor zone, magnocellular English Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
magnocellular neuroendocrine cell groups English NeuroNames University of Washington, Seattle, WA NeuroNames Unspecified
NEMm acronym Swanson-2004 Third Edition, Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2004 Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. rat
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