Preoptic anterior hypothalamus

The Preoptic anterior hypothalamus (or POAH) is the part of the brain that senses core body temperature and regulates it to about 36.8 °C (98.6 °F).

References[edit]

U.S. patent 6,188,930 -- Method for Heating the Preoptic Anterior Hypothalamus

External links[edit]

• Stained brain slice images which include the "Hypothalamus" at the BrainMaps project
• The Hypothalamus and Pituitary at endotexts.org

See also[edit]

• Hypothalamus
• Preoptic area
• Thermoregulation

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