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extrahypothalamic en · ADJ

Etymology

From extra- + hypothalamic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Outside the hypothalamus.
    • These neurones project into the pituitary and into multiple extrahypothalamic regions in vertebrates, and are known to play pivotal roles in osmoregulation, stress response, reproduction, and mediation of social behaviours. 2015 August 1, “Neurohypophysial Hormones Regulate Amphibious Behaviour in the Mudskipper Goby”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: