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Median preoptic area left


Abbreviation
MnPA
Color       
Superior regionsPreoptic region

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Median preoptic areaMnPAEng

SubregionsSide
Median preoptic area dorsal portionleft
Median preoptic area adjacent to the periventricular regionleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventrolateral periaqueductal grayipsiVLPAG3
Substantia nigra compact partipsiSNC0
Substantia nigra reticular partipsiSNR0
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA2
Middle part of the retrorubral fieldipsiRRmi1
Peritrigeminal zoneipsiP5-0.5
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR1
Central raphe nucleus dorsal partipsiCRNdp3
Central raphe nucleus ventral partipsiCRNvp2
Raphe pallidus nucleus rostral partipsiRParo1
Ventrolateral subdivision of the medial preoptic areaipsiMPAVL-0.5
Lateral hypothalamic area anterior partipsiLHAa0
Lateral hypothalamic area posterior partipsiLHAp0
Tuberal region of lateral hypothalamusipsiTuLH2
Medial zoneipsiMHA1
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc3
Arcuate nucleus caudal halfipsiArcch-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus anterior parvicellular part [Periventricular zone anterior region]ipsiPaAP2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa3
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior partipsiPaMagP1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior part lateral zoneipsiPVHpml2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division posterior part medial zoneipsiPVHpmm1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus magnocellular division medial partipsiPaMagM1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus anterior magnocellular divisionipsiPaMagA1
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus dorsal parvocellular divisionipsiPavPoD2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvocellular division lateroposterior subnucleiipsiPavPoLP2
Paraventricular nucleus medial parvicellular part dorsal zoneipsiPVHmpdo2
Paraventricular nucleus medial parvocellular part ventral zoneipsiPaMepv2
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus periventricular partipsiPapv3
Supraoptic nucleus [Supraoptic region]ipsiSO4
Supraoptic nucleus vasopressin cellsipsiSOVa2
Supraoptic nucleus oxytocin cellsipsiSOo2
Perinuclear zone dorsal to the supraoptic regionipsiSoRpnzd1
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral group lateral partipsiRRFL0
A8 dopamine cells retrorubral group medial partipsiRRFm2
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD-0.5
Precommissural nucleusipsiPrC1
Ventrolateral subdivision of the medial preoptic areacontraMPAVL-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleuscontraPa2
Adrenal glandipsiADRE-10
Gastrocnemius muscleipsiMuscGC-10
ProstateipsiOrgProst-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Ventral tegmental area A10ipsiVTA3
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC-0.5
Lateral paragigantocellular nucleusipsiLPGi1
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc0.5
Zona incerta medial partipsiZIm2
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis fusiform partipsiFu0.5
Ventral tegmental area A10contraVTA3
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis fusiform partcontraFu0.5

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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