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Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus right


Abbreviation
VLPO
Color       
Superior regionsPreoptic nucleus

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Ventrolateral preoptic areavLPO 
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleusVLPOEng

SubregionsSide
Extended ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus clusterright
Caudal part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Ventrolateral preoptic nucleus posterior partright
Core of the ventrolateral preoptic arearight
Medial part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Rostral part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Midcaudal part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Dorsal part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright
Midrostral part of the ventrolateral preoptic nucleusright

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
RetinacontraRET2
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG3
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG2
Peduncularpontine nucleusipsiPPN1
Substantia nigra A9ipsiSN-0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA1
Caudal linear nucleus of the rapheipsiCLi2
Laterodorsal tegmental nucleusipsiLDTg1
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Locus coeruleus caudal partipsiLCca2
Locus coeruleus coreipsiLCco3
Locus coeruleus rostral partipsiLCRo2
Lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiLPB-0.5
Medullary reticular nucleus ventrolateral partipsiMdVL-0.5
Ventromedial medullary reticular formationipsiVMMdD-0.5
Raphe nucleiipsiRAN-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR2.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus median partipsiDRM2
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR2
Basal forebrainipsiBAF-2
Median eminence middle portion subependymal layeripsiMEmise0
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB-2
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS2
Substantia innominataipsiSI3
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO-2
Ventromedial preoptic nucleusipsiVMPO-2
Tuberomammillary nucleusipsiTuM3
Dorsal tuberomammillary nucleusipsiDTM2.5
Tuberomammillary nucleus medial partipsiTuMM-0.5
Tuberomammillary nucleus ventrolateral partipsiTBMvl-0.5
Ventral tuberomammillary nucleusipsiVTM3
Ventral tuberomammillary nucleus coreipsiVTMc3
Dense plexus engulfing the magnocellular neurons of the ventral tuberomammillary nucleusipsiVTMdpm3
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Lateral hypothalamic area medial partipsiLHAm1
Lateral hypothalamic area perifornical partipsiPFx4
Lateral hypothalamic nucleusipsiLHN-0.5
Tuberal division of the lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLHTC3
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn-0.5
Posterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiPH-0.5
Arcuate nucleus ventromedial partipsiArcVM1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular divisionipsiPavPo3
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh1
Ventral supraoptic commissureipsivsox-2
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM3
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF3
Periventricular fiber systemipsipv-2
Intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamusipsiILM1
Midline group of the dorsal thalamusipsiMTN1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb3
Lateral habenular nucleus lateral partipsiLHbL-3
Lateral habenular nucleus medial partipsiLHbM1
Medial habenular nucleusipsiMHb1
Medial forebrain bundleipsimfb-2
RetinaipsiRET1
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC1
Spinal cordipsiMES0
KidneycontraOrgsKid-0.5
Genioglossus muscleipsiMuscGenioG-0.5
Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscleipsiMusciPC-0.5
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscleipsiMuscPCA1
KidneyipsiOrgsKid-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Medial preoptic areacontraMPA-0.5
Median preoptic nucleuscontraMnPO2
Tuberomammillary nucleuscontraTuM0.5
Dorsal tuberomammillary nucleuscontraDTM-0.5
Caudal part of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraDMHyC0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus lateral partcontraDMHyL0.5
Lateral zonecontraLHA0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areacontraAHA-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic nucleuscontraAHn0.5
Dorsal hypothalamic areacontraDA-0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsal partcontraDMD-0.5
Posterior hypothalamic areacontraPHA-0.5
Subparaventricular zonecontraSuPZ0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleuscontraVMH0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleuscontraSCh-0.5
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial partcontraSCnDM0.5
Supramammillar nucleuscontraSuM0.5
Perifornical nucleuscontraPeF-0.5
Retrochiasmatic areacontraRCh-0.5
Anteromedial thalamic nucleuscontraAM-0.5
Central medial thalamic nucleuscontraCM-0.5
Submedius thalamic nucleuscontraSub-0.5
Reuniens thalamic nucleuscontraRe-0.5
RetinacontraRET3
Retinal ganglion cellscontraRETg-0.5
Retina ganglion cells superior to horizontal meridiancontraRETgcLshm1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminaliscontraBST-0.5
Lateral septal nucleuscontraLS-0.5
Ventral periaqueductal grayipsiVPAG2
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG1
Central tegmental fieldipsiTGAC0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA0.5
Ventral tegmental nucleusipsiVTg-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleusipsiDTg-0.5
Locus coeruleusipsiLC1
Parabrachial nucleus central lateral partipsiPBCeL3
Dorsal lateral parabrachial nucleusipsiPBDoL1
Parabrachial nucleus external divison lateral partipsiPBeDL1
Centrolateral parabrachial nucleusipsiCEPB3
C1 adrenaline cellsipsiC11
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol1
11 beta hydroxysteroiddehydrogenase type-2 cellsipsiSolHSD20
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus central partipsiDRcep-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleus lateral wingipsiDRlw2
Dorsal raphe nucleus medial partipsiDRNM-0.5
Median raphe nucleusipsiMnR1
Central raphe nucleusipsiCRN1
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg1
A1 noradrenergic cellsipsiA11
A2 noradrenergic cellsipsiA20
Median eminence middle portion subependymal layeripsiMEmise0.5
Diagonal band of BrocaipsiDBB0.5
Nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal bandipsiHDB0
Nucleus of the vertical limb of the diagonal bandipsiVDB0
Medial septal nucleusipsiMS0.5
Preoptic regionipsiPREO-0.5
Medial preoptic areaipsiMPA3
Medial preoptic nucleusipsiMPO2
Median preoptic nucleusipsiMnPO3
Dorsal tenia tectaipsiDTT2
Tuberomammillary nucleusipsiTuM2
Dorsal tuberomammillary nucleusipsiDTM4
Vascular organ of the lamina terminalisipsiVOLT0
HypothalamusipsiHYPO0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHy3
Caudal part of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiDMHyC3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus lateral partipsiDMHyL3
Lateral zoneipsiLHA2
Lateral hypothalamic areaipsiLH3
Medial division of the hypothalamusipsiMdH-0.5
Anterior hypothalamic areaipsiAHA2
Anterior hypothalamic nucleusipsiAHn2
Area lateralis hypothalamicus posterior [Regio hypothalamus caudalis]ipsiDMrhc3
Dorsal hypothalamic areaipsiDA3
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Medial zone]ipsiDM3
Inferior of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus compact partipsiDMCi1
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsal partipsiDMD4
Posterior hypothalamic areaipsiPHA4
Subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZ2
Subparaventricular zone ventral partipsiSuPZv2
Lateral part of ventral subparaventricular zoneipsiSuPZvL1.5
Subparaventricular zone ventromedial partipsiSuPZvm3
Subparaventricular zone dorsomedial partipsiSuPZdm1
Subparaventricular zone dorsolateral partipsiSuPZdL1.5
Subparaventricular zone dorsal partipsiSuPZd-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH2
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc1
Arcuate nucleus ventromedial partipsiArcVM0.5
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus [Periventricular zone]ipsiDMpz3
Nucleus paraventricularis [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaPAR3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa2
Subparaventricular zone of the hypothalamusipsiSPa2
Suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSCh1
Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial partipsiSCnDM3
Cells surrounding suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSChcs-0.5
Region dorsal to suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSChDT1
Region lateral to the suprachiasmatic nucleusipsiSChLT1
Incerto hypothalamic areaipsiicHYPO2
Premammillary nucleusipsiPMAN-0.5
Supramammillar nucleusipsiSuM2
Perifornical nucleusipsiPeF3
Retrochiasmatic areaipsiRCh2
Anteromedial thalamic nucleusipsiAM1
Central medial thalamic nucleusipsiCM1
Submedius thalamic nucleusipsiSub1
Paraventricular thalamic nucleusipsiPV1
Reuniens thalamic nucleusipsiRe3
Subfornical organipsiSFO1
Subparafascicular thalamic nucleusipsiSPF1
Lateral habenular nucleusipsiLHb1
RetinaipsiRET0.5
Retinal ganglion cellsipsiRETg-0.5
Retina ganglion cell superior nasal quadrantipsiRETgcLsnq1
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST2.5
Medial amygdaloid nucleusipsiMe2
ClaustrumipsiCl1
Caudate putamenipsiCPu-0.5
HippocampusipsiHIPP-0.5
Subiculum ventral partipsiSv3
Infralimbic cortexipsiIL3
Infralimbic cortex layer 5ipsiILL52
NeocortexipsiNEOCX-0.5
Insular cortexipsiICX1
Perirhinal cortexipsiA351
Intergeniculate leafipsiIGL1
Lateral septal nucleusipsiLS3

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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