hypothalamic nucleus
paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus
A sharply defined band of cells in the wall of the third ventricle in the anterior hypothalamic region; many of its cells are neurosecretory in function, secreting oxytocin, which is carried to the neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary) by the fibers of the paraventriculohypophysial tract.
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nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami
paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus