PMID- 762273
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19790425
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0021-9967 (Print)
IS  - 0021-9967 (Linking)
VI  - 183
IP  - 4
DP  - 1979 Feb 15
TI  - An autoradiographic study of the efferent connections of the ventromedial nucleus 
      of the hypothalamus.
PG  - 785-815
AB  - Efferent projections from the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMN) were 
      traced using tritiated amino acid autoradiography in albino rats. Ascending 
      fibers passed through the anterior hypothalamus. Labelled fibers and terminal 
      fields were seen in the preoptic area, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, 
      substantia innominata, the anterior amygdaloid area, diagonal bands of Broca and 
      lateral septum. Fibers also projected laterally from VMN and entered the 
      supraoptic commissures and zona incerta. These lateral projections were 
      responsible for the fibers observed in the cerebral peduncle, the amygdala, the 
      thalamus and the reticular formation. Fibers descending in a medial position 
      projected through the posterior hypothalamus and then swept dorsally to terminate 
      in the mesencephalic and pontine central grey. A projection from VMN into the 
      median eminence was noted. The overall patterns of projection from different 
      parts of VMN were similar; differences that existed were primarily in the 
      relative strengths of the different projections. The efferent projections from 
      VMN are extensive, well organized, and would appear capable of supporting 
      significant physiological actions on extra-hypothalamic structures.
FAU - Krieger, M S
AU  - Krieger MS
FAU - Conrad, L C
AU  - Conrad LC
FAU - Pfaff, D W
AU  - Pfaff DW
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Comp Neurol
JT  - The Journal of comparative neurology
JID - 0406041
SB  - IM
MH  - Amygdala/anatomy & histology
MH  - Animals
MH  - Autoradiography
MH  - Brain Mapping
MH  - Female
MH  - Hypothalamus/*anatomy & histology
MH  - Hypothalamus, Middle/*anatomy & histology
MH  - Male
MH  - Mesencephalon/anatomy & histology
MH  - Neural Pathways/anatomy & histology
MH  - Neurons, Efferent
MH  - Pons/anatomy & histology
MH  - Preoptic Area/anatomy & histology
MH  - Rats
MH  - Reticular Formation/anatomy & histology
MH  - Septum Pellucidum/anatomy & histology
MH  - Thalamus/anatomy & histology
EDAT- 1979/02/15 00:00
MHDA- 1979/02/15 00:01
CRDT- 1979/02/15 00:00
PHST- 1979/02/15 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1979/02/15 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1979/02/15 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/cne.901830408 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Comp Neurol. 1979 Feb 15;183(4):785-815. doi: 10.1002/cne.901830408.