tuberomammillary

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English

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Etymology

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From tubero- +‎ mammillary.

Adjective

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tuberomammillary (not comparable)

  1. Resembling tubers and/or nipples
    • 2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ].

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