lateral tuberal nuclei

lateral tuberal nuclei (LTu)

The term lateral tuberal nuclei refers to several clusters of small somatostatin-staining neurons embedded at the base of the lateral hypothalamic area at the level of the intermediate hypothalamic region in the human ( Saper-2012 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). They are different from the lateral tuberal nucleus ( Carpenter-1983; Saper-2012 ).

Also known as: lateral tuberal nuclei, Nuclei tuberales laterales, lateral tuberal hypothalamic nuclei

NeuroNames ID: 428

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English

lateral tuberal hypothalamic nuclei

Carpenter-1983

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lateral tuberal nuclei

Carpenter-1983

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lateral tuberal nuclei

Martin-1997

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Macaca fascicularis

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Homo sapiens (human)

lateral tuberal hypothalamic nuclei

Carpenter-1983

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Homo sapiens (human)

lateral tuberal nuclei

Carpenter-1983

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Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

lateral tuberal nuclei

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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.