"Preoptic Area" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Region of hypothalamus between the ANTERIOR COMMISSURE and OPTIC CHIASM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011301
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.464.497.342.450 A08.186.211.730.317.357.342.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Preoptic Area- Preoptic Area
- Area, Preoptic
- Areas, Preoptic
- Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Nuclei
- Nuclei, Preoptic
- Nucleus, Preoptic
- Preoptic Nucleus
- Area Preoptica
- Area Preopticas
- Preoptica, Area
- Preopticas, Area
Medial Preoptic Area- Medial Preoptic Area
- Area, Medial Preoptic
- Areas, Medial Preoptic
- Medial Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Area, Medial
- Preoptic Areas, Medial
Lateral Preoptic Area- Lateral Preoptic Area
- Area, Lateral Preoptic
- Areas, Lateral Preoptic
- Lateral Preoptic Areas
- Preoptic Area, Lateral
- Preoptic Areas, Lateral
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preoptic Area" by people in Profiles.
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Altered thermal preference by preoptic estrogen receptor alpha neurons in postpartum females. Mol Metab. 2025 Mar; 93:102108.
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Estrogen-sensitive medial preoptic area neurons coordinate torpor in mice. Nat Commun. 2020 12 11; 11(1):6378.
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Preoptic leptin signaling modulates energy balance independent of body temperature regulation. Elife. 2018 05 15; 7.
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Sleep is related to neuron numbers in the ventrolateral preoptic/intermediate nucleus in older adults with and without Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 2014 Oct; 137(Pt 10):2847-61.
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Nonclassical mechanisms of progesterone action in the brain: I. Protein kinase C activation in the hypothalamus of female rats. Endocrinology. 2008 Nov; 149(11):5509-17.
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Nonclassical mechanisms of progesterone action in the brain: II. Role of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in progesterone-mediated signaling in the hypothalamus of female rats. Endocrinology. 2008 Nov; 149(11):5518-26.
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Impaired male sexual behavior in activin receptor type II knockout mice. Biol Reprod. 2005 Dec; 73(6):1182-90.
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The main olfactory system mediates pheromone-induced fos expression in the extended amygdala and preoptic area of the male Syrian hamster. Neuroscience. 2001; 105(3):695-706.
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The vagus nerve mediates behavioural depression, but not fever, in response to peripheral immune signals; a functional anatomical analysis. Eur J Neurosci. 2000 Dec; 12(12):4434-46.
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Androgen receptor in the rat brain--assays and properties. Brain Res. 1979 Feb 02; 161(2):267-76.