RID6672 arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus

synonym Nucleus arcuatus hypothalami arcuate hypothalamic nucleus arcuate nucleus arcuate nucleus-2 arcuate periventricular nucleus infundibular hypothalamic nucleus infundibular nucleus infundibular periventricular nucleus nucleus arcuatus nucleus arcuatus (hypothalamus) nucleus infundibularis nucleus infundibularis hypothalami nucleus semilunaris

definition A nucleus located in the middle hypothalamus in the most ventral part of the third ventricle near the entrance of the infundibular recess. Its small cells are in close contact with the ependyma. [MeSH]