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Hipotálamo

Información general

Definición:

Es un área del cerebro que produce hormonas que controlan la sed, el hambre, la temperatura corporal, el sueño, los estados de ánimo, la libido y la liberación de hormonas de diversas glándulas, principalmente la hipófisis.

Referencias:

Hadley ME, Levine JE. Endocrinology . 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2007:111-133.

Coll AP, Farooqi IS, O’rahilly S. The hormonal control of food intake. Cell 2007; 129(2):251-262.

Fecha de revisión: 4/26/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Robert Hurd, MD, Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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