A hypothalamic region in rodents that is homologous to the lateral tuberal nucleus in humans and higher primates and is involved in energy homeostasis. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976812 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29976824 ]
Synonyms: lateral tuberal nucleus (sensu Rodentia)
Term information
- DMBA:16271
- MBA:614
While lateral tuberal nucleus is often used interchangeably with tuberal nucleus in rodents, lateral tuberal nucleus is specific to humans and higher primates. In some cases, lateral tuberal nucleus is thought to be part of the tuberal nucleus in rodents, and could possibly be homologous to human tuberal region instead.
Lateral tuberal nucleus is listed as both an exact synonym and related synonym as the term has been used in both ways. See https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/2439 for more details. No homology links has been made as this is unclear from the literature.