Medial preoptic nucleus

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 369128005

Medial preoptic nucleus

Definition

The medial preoptic nucleus is bounded laterally by the lateral preoptic nucleus, and medially by the preoptic periventricular nucleus. It releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone, controls copulation in males, and is larger in males than in females.[WP,unvetted].

Also known as medial preoptic hypothalamic nucleus — per UBERON

The Medial preoptic nucleus is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as