hypothalamic
Adjective
Meaning
of or relating to the hypothalamus
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Phrases with the word
Examples
Antipyretic agents are not recommended as the increase in body temperature is due to muscular activity, not a hypothalamic temperature set point abnormality.
If desmopressin reduces urine output and increases urine osmolarity, the hypothalamic production of ADH is deficient, and the kidney responds normally to exogenous vasopressin (desmopressin).
It’s also suspected that ginseng helps stimulate the hypothalamic and pituitary glands, which then secrete something called adrenal corticotropic hormone.
Periaqueductal grey (with hypothalamic hormone aid) hormonally signals reticular formation’s raphe nuclei to produce serotonin that inhibits laminae pain nuclei.
It is not clear how all peptides that influence hypothalamic activity gain the necessary access.
Mammals regulate their core temperatures, using hypothalamic temperature sensors in their brains, but also elsewhere in their bodies.