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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Name:

lateral tuberal nuclei

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

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Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

lateral tuberal nuclei

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis

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Martin-1997

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Template Atlas of the Primate Brain

Name:

Nuclei tuberales laterales

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Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

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NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Name:

lateral tuberal hypothalamic nuclei

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

nuclei tuberali laterali

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

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Carpenter-1995

Citation:

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

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

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Macaca fascicularis

Species With The Structure

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Homo sapiens (human)

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lateral tuberal hypothalamic nuclei

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Carpenter-1983

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

lateral tuberal nuclei

Source:

Carpenter-1983

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

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lateral tuberal nuclei

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Martin-1997

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Topology

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Rattus (rat)

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Bowden-1997

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Topology

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Mus (mouse)

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NeuroNames

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.