medial preoptic area proper
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The term medial preoptic area proper refers to the cell sparse portion of the medial preoptic area in species where parts of the area are occupied by specific nuclei ( BAMS ). Functionally it belongs to the hypothalamic periventricular region of the subcortical motor system ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: No other name for this structure has appeared in PubMed.NeuroNames ID : 2907


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