a neural control centre at the base of the brain, concerned with hunger, thirst, satiety, and other autonomic functions
Derived forms
hypothalamic (ˌhaɪpəθəˈlæmɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'hypothalami' in a sentence
hypothalami
Behavioral data were recorded, whole hypothalami were collected, and microarray hybridizations were performed.
Motoko Mukai, Kirstin Replogle, Jenny Drnevich, Gang Wang, Douglas Wacker, Mark Band,David F Clayton, John C Wingfield 2009, 'Seasonal differences of gene expression profiles in song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)hypothalamus in relation to territorial aggression.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2780717?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ten human postmortem hypothalami (aged from 2 hours to 1 year of postnatal age) were used.
Mohamed eNajimi, Alain eSarrieau, Nicolas eKopp, Fatiha eChigr 2014, 'Developmental dynamics of neurotensin binding sites in the human hypothalamus duringthe first postnatal year', Frontiers in Cellular Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2014.00251/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)