paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (Pa)

The term paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus refers to a prominent narrow cell group in the anterior hypothalamic region of the hypothalamus. Defined classically on the basis of Nissl stain it is bounded rostrally by nuclei of the preoptic area, medially by the preoptic periventricular nucleus, laterally by the preoptic area, anterior hypothalamic area and fornix, ventrally by the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus and caudally by the dorsal hypothalamic area and/or the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus. While magnocellular and parvicellular divisions are distinguished in all species, the nucleus is subdivided differently in the human ( Mai-2004 ) and the macaque ( Paxinos-2000 ) compared to the rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and the mouse ( Dong-2004 ), where internal divisions are more distinct ( Saper-2004 ). In the rat, the nucleus is divided into a magnocellular division of the paraventricular nucleus, a parvicellular division of the paraventricular nucleus and a descending division of the paraventricular nucleus. Each division is further subdivided into several parts. Functionally the nucleus is part of the brainstem motor system with different parts of the three primary anatomical divisions belonging to the behavior control column, the neuroendocrine motor zone, and the somatic motoneuron pools ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: subcommissural nucleus (Ziehen), paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, Nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami, Nucleus hypothalami paraventricularis, Nuclei paraventriculares, paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, filiform nucleus, Nucleus filiformis, Nucleus hypothalami filiformis, paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus (Malone)

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Name:

паравентрикулярнoe ядро

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Sapin-1998

Citation:

Vol. 3, Moscow: Elista APP "Dzhangar", 1998

Source Title:

Anatomiia Cheloveka

Name:

околожелудоковое ядро

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Sapin-1998

Citation:

Vol. 3, Moscow: Elista APP "Dzhangar", 1998

Source Title:

Anatomiia Cheloveka

Name:

PVH

Language:

acronym

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Hof-2000

Citation:

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000

Source Title:

Comparative Cytoarchitectonic Atlas of the C57BL/6 and 129/Sv Mouse Brains

Name:

subcommissural nucleus (Ziehen)

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Swanson-1998

Citation:

Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain

Name:

paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Martin-1997

Citation:

Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.

Source Title:

Template Atlas of the Primate Brain

Name:

paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Bowden-1997

Citation:

Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

Name:

Nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Roberts-1970

Citation:

Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1970

Source Title:

Atlas Of The Human Brain In Section

Name:

Nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

Source:

Shantha-1968

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1968

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Java Monkey Brain (Macaca irus)

Name:

Nucleus hypothalami paraventricularis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina

Source:

Winters-1969

Citation:

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ca., 1969.

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Brain Atlas For Macaca nemestrina

Name:

Nuclei paraventriculares

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Bowden-1997

Citation:

Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

Name:

filiform nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Crosby-1962

Citation:

New York: MacMillan, 1962

Source Title:

Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

Name:

Nucleus filiformis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Citation:

S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1952

Source Title:

The Thalamus Of The Macaca mulatta: An Atlas For Use With The Stereotaxic Instrument

Name:

Nucleus hypothalami filiformis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Snider-1961

Citation:

University of Chicago Press, Chicago,Illinois, 1961

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Atlas Of The Monkey Brain (Macaca mulatta)

Name:

paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus (Malone)

Language:

English

Organism:

rat

Source:

Swanson-1998

Citation:

Second Revised Edition, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1998

Source Title:

Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain

Name:

nucleo paraventricolare del ipotalamo

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

Name:

nukleus paraventrikular

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

núcleo paraventricular

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

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

Name:

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

noyau hypothalamique paraventriculaire

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Illustrations

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labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

Nissl stain & diagram of
coronal section in
mouse

Nissl stain & diagram of
sagittal section in
mouse

Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
Topology	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Relevant Data Not Located

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Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

filiform nucleus

Source:

Crosby-1962

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Nuclei paraventriculares

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami

Source:

Roberts-1970

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

Nucleus paraventricularis hypothalami

Source:

Shantha-1968

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

Source:

Martin-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus filiformis

Source:

Olszewski-1952

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus hypothalami filiformis

Source:

Snider-1961

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina (Macaca nemestrina)

Their Name:

Nucleus hypothalami paraventricularis

Source:

Winters-1969

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus

Source:

Bowden-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

paraventricular nucleus hypothalamus (Malone)

Source:

Swanson-1998

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus

Source:

Bowden-1997

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Rattus (rat)

Their Name:

subcommissural nucleus (Ziehen)

Source:

Swanson-1998

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.