Adjective
preoptic (not comparable)
(anatomy) In front of the optic chiasm
However, other studies have shown that the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area, which include the INAH3, are of similar size in homosexual males who died of AIDS to heterosexual males, and therefore larger than female. Source: Internet
PGE2 acts on neurons in the preoptic area (POA) through the prostaglandin E receptor 3 (EP3). Source: Internet
Roselli et al. discovered an ovine SDN (oSDN) in the preoptic hypothalamus that is smaller in male-oriented rams than in female-oriented rams, but similar in size to the oSDN of females. Source: Internet
The preoptic area contains thermosensitive neurons; these are important for TRH secretion. Source: Internet