preoptic
- a word derived from optic.
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GLP-1 receptor agonists suppress thirst as well as appetite, and a region in the forebrain of rats called the median preoptic area appears to be involved in this effect.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2025
The target region was the preoptic area of the hypothalamus, which contains neurons that previous work suggests play a role in torpor.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023
The ultrasound signal also induced a colder body temperature in the rats, suggesting that ultrasound waves to the preoptic area were the cause of the torporlike state.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023
Scientists now have concrete evidence that two groups of cells—the ventrolateral preoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus and the parafacial zone in the brain stem—are involved in prompting SWS.
From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2015
It’s called the medial preoptic nucleus, or POM.
From Scientific American • Nov. 20, 2013
