ventrolateral
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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
The ventrolateral glands are less extensive and the chin less spotted than in the holotype.
From Descriptions of Two Species of Frogs, Genus Ptychohyla Studies of American Hylid Frogs, V by Duellman, William E.
White stripes on edge of upper lip, ventrolateral edge of forearm, outer edge of tarsus, and above anus.
From Descriptions of New Hylid Frogs From Mexico and Central America by Duellman, William E.
All of the specimens from southern El Pet�n have yellow or yellowish white flanks and ventrolateral surfaces.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
It outlines almost entirely the posterior border of the orbit, the ventrolateral portion of the cheek region, and the lateral border of the top of the skull behind the orbit.
From A New Order of Fishlike Amphibia From the Pennsylvanian of Kansas by Eaton, Theodore H. (Theodore Hildreth)
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