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Ventromedial Nucleus

The Ventromedial Nucleus is a distinct hypothalamic nucleus within the diencephalon that functions as a primary neural substrate for regulating satiety, energy balance, and defensive behaviors through its extensive limbic and autonomic connections.

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Ventromedial Hypothalamic NucleusVmh

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Distribution of androgen and estrogen receptor mRNA‐containing cells in the rat brain: An in situ hybridization study

Richard B. Simerly, Larry W. Swanson, C. Chang et al. · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1990 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Atlas of estradiol‐concentrating cells in the central nervous system of the female rat

Donald W. Pfaff, Melvyn Keiner · The Journal of Comparative Neurology · 1973 · 1.5K citations

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Isolated removal of hypothalamic or other brain nuclei of the rat

Miklós Palkovits · Brain Research · 1973 · 1.4K citations

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Ventromedial hypothalamic neurons control a defensive emotion state

Prabhat S. Kunwar, Moriel Zelikowsky, Ryan Remedios et al. · eLife · 2015 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Longitudinal topography and interdigitation of corticostriatal projections in the rhesus monkey

LD Selemon, P.S. Goldman-Rakic · Journal of Neuroscience · 1985 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DW
    Donald W. Pfaff

    Rockefeller University, United States

    68 publications · 8.5K citations

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  2. BS
    Bruce S. McEwen

    Rockefeller University, United States

    27 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. BE
    Barry E. Levin

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    23 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. LK
    Lee‐Ming Kow

    Rockefeller University, United States

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

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    Yutaka Oomura

    Kyushu University, Japan

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Rockefeller University

    New York, United States

    58 h-index

    338 publications

    35.4K citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    36 h-index

    119 publications

    16K citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    32 h-index

    113 publications

    10.8K citations

  4. Inserm

    Paris, France

    32 h-index

    182 publications

    9.7K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    28 h-index

    121 publications

    32.7K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    26 h-index

    107 publications

    5.6K citations

  7. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    25 h-index

    133 publications

    11.9K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    24 h-index

    73 publications

    4.3K citations

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  1. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    241 publications · 31.4K citations

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  2. Endocrinology

    160 publications · 13.7K citations

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  3. Brain Research

    201 publications · 13.1K citations

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  4. Neuroendocrinology

    123 publications · 7K citations

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  5. Journal of Neuroscience

    44 publications · 7.4K citations

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