Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
hypothalamus .
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- adjective of or relating to the hypothalamus
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Examples
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Research showed the nicotine drugs acted on a brain pathway involved in the regulation of appetite called the hypothalamic melanocortin system.
Military Members at Risk for Joint Problems Ann Lukits 2011
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The TSH may be paradoxically low in a condition called hypothalamic dysfunction.
Pop Quiz: How's your Thyroid? GreenFertility 2007
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Dr Waljit Dhillo studied a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhoea, which prevents menstruation and causes infertility.
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Many of these changes take place in a part of the brain called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, or HPA, axis, Tietjen said.
Livescience.com 2010
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CRH is a 41-amino acid peptide initially identified as a hypothalamic factor responsible for stimulating ACTH from the anterior pituitary (1).
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This hormonal feedback loop is referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis (HPA).
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This hormonal feedback loop is referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis (HPA).
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This hormonal feedback loop is referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis (HPA).
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This hormonal feedback loop is referred to as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis (HPA).
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This of course does not imply that the French eat more - in fact, it is easier to overeat when you are gorging and gulping down your food than if you sit down to a slow 3 course meal (remember, the enteric-hypothalamic satiety axis operates on a 20-40 min time frame).
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Does Slow Food and More Sleep Keep France Slim? 2009
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