MGI 5.13 - Phenotype Browser

Mammalian Phenotype Browser
Term Detail

MP term:	abnormal hypothalamus morphology
Synonym:	hypothalamus dysplasia
MP id:	MP:0000837
Definition:	any structural anomaly of the ventral part of the diencephalon extending from the region of the optic chiasm to the caudal border of the mammillary bodies and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the third ventricle; this region regulates the autonomic nervous system via hormone production and release
Number of paths to term:	2

denotes an 'is-a' relationship
denotes a 'part-of' relationship

mammalian phenotype

nervous system phenotype

abnormal nervous system morphology

abnormal brain morphology

abnormal forebrain morphology

abnormal diencephalon morphology

abnormal epithalamus morphology +

abnormal globus pallidus morphology

abnormal hypothalamus morphology [MP:0000837] (55 genotypes, 62 annotations)

abnormal anterior hypothalamic nucleus morphology

abnormal magnocellular neurosecretory cell morphology +

abnormal median eminence morphology

abnormal paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus morphology +

abnormal suprachiasmatic nucleus morphology

abnormal supraoptic nucleus morphology

hypothalamus hyperplasia

abnormal mammillary body morphology

abnormal pituitary gland morphology +

abnormal subthalamus morphology +

abnormal thalamus morphology +

abnormal third ventricle morphology +