circumventricular organs

circumventricular organs (CVO)

The term circumventricular organs refers to accumulations of highly-vascularized, functionally specialized tissues distributed principally along the midline of the ventricular system from the forebrain to the hindbrain. They include the subfornical organ, the organum vasculosum, the median eminence, the neurohypophysis, the pineal gland, the subcommissural organ and the area postrema. Some authors include the choroid plexus ( Carpenter-1983, McKinley-1990 ). They are commonly classified as either humerosensory system or secretory circumventricular organs ( Duvernoy-2007 ). Updated 17 Aug 2024.

Also known as: circumventricular organs

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Name:

órganos circunventriculares

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Spanish

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human

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Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

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circumventricular organs

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English

Organism:

human

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Carpenter-1983

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Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

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Human Neuroanatomy

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circumventricular organs

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English

Organism:

human

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McKinley-1990

Citation:

Chapter 16, pp. 415-438 in The Human Nervous System, G. Paxinos, (Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego, 1990

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Circumventricular organs

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zirkumventrikuläre Organe

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German

Organism:

human

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Schiebler-1999

Citation:

Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

Source Title:

Anatomie

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CVO

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acronym

Organism:

human

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Duvernoy-2007

Citation:

Brain Research Reviews. 2007; 56:119-147

Source Title:

The circumventricular organs: An atlas of comparative anatomy and vascularization

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Homo sapiens (human)

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circumventricular organs

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Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

circumventricular organs

Source:

McKinley-1990

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