#summary Supraoptic Nucleus
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This page covers biological details of component Supraoptic Nucleus.
Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

  * *Top-down path to region*: Forebrain Diencephalon -> [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus] (FD.HT) -> Anterior Hypothalamus Area (LAC.FD.HT.AHT) -> Chiasmatic Area (LAC.FD.HT.CHS) -> [BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_SO Supraoptic Nucleus] (LAC.FD.HT.SO) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps])
  * *Type*: nucleus
  * *Quality*: L0
  * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaLAC Lower Brain - Autonomous Control Area] (LAC)
  * *Area circuit*: Autonomic Motivations Control (LAM)
  * *Role*: processor.autonomic
  * *Function*: Blood volume or blood pressure, vasopressin release
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= Components =
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*Component items*:
  * *Principal Anterior Division of Supraoptic Nucleus*
  * *Tuberal Supraoptic Nucleus*

= Connectivity =
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http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/LAC.FD.HT.SO.dot.png

*Inbound Region Connections:*

|| *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_AM_COP FAM.FT.AM.COP] || Posterior Cortical Amygdaloid Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html Role for serotonin in moral behavior (AMY -> HYP, abstract)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLAC LAC] || [BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_MPO LAC.FD.HT.MPO] || Median Preoptic Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.2314rep=rep1type=pdf Intrahypothalamic connections important for neural control of food intake and energy balance (MPOA -> SON)] ||
|| [BrainAreaLPC LPC] || [BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL LPC.HL.SOL] || Solitary Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) ||

*Outbound Region Connections:*

|| *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* ||
|| [BrainAreaTEA TEA] || [BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_ENDOCRINE TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE] || Endocrine Glands || endocrine-neurohypophysis-vasopressin || (none) || (unknown reference) ||

= Thirdparty Circuits =
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  * [http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/intrahypothalamic.png Intrahypothalamic connections important for neural control of food intake and energy balance] - see [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.2314rep=rep1type=pdf Reference] (CL.INTRAHYPOTHALAMIC)

 AH=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_AH Anterior Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.AH]
 ARC=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_AR Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus,LAC.FD.HT.AR]
 DMN=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_DM Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.DM]
 LHA=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_LTN Lateral Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.LTN]
 MPOA=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_MPO Median Preoptic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.MPO]
 PA=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PV Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV]
 SCH=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_SCN Suprachiasmatic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.SCN]
 SON=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_SO Supraoptic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.SO]
 VMN=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_VM Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.VM]
<img src="http://usvn.ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/wiki/research/biomodel/intrahypothalamic.png" alt="unavailable" style="max-width: 100%;">


= References =
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  * http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.122.2314rep=rep1type=pdf