Development of the Hypothalamus

• Main Author: Luis Puelles (auth)
• Other Authors: Gonzalo Alvarez-Bolado (auth), Valery Grinevich (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; circadian; Shh; MCH; Oxytocin; thyroid; Notch; Nkx2.4; prosomeric; Cadherins; Mammillary
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The hypothalamus is the region of the brain in charge of the maintenance of the internal milieu of the organism. It is also essential to orchestrate reproductive, parental, aggressive-defensive, and other social behaviors, and for the expression of emotions. Due to the structural complexity of the h...