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Periventricular preopticus nucleus

Nucleus preopticus periventricularis

Hypothalamic nucleus, periventricular preoptic

The nucleus is located in the periventricular circumference of the area preoptica. It participates in the control of the body's water intake and affects the release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GNRH/LHRH) from the eminentite media.
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