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Hipotalamo

Definicion:

Es un area del cerebro que produce hormonas que controlan:

  • La temperatura corporal
  • El hambre
  • Los estados de animo
  • La liberacion de hormonas de muchas glandulas, principalmente la hipofisis
  • La libido
  • El sueno
  • La sed


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Referencias:

Hadley ME, Levine JE. Endocrinology. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2007:111-133.

Coll AP, Farooqi IS, O'Rahilly S. The hormonal control of food intake. Cell. 2007;129(2):251-262.



Fecha de revision: 3/18/2008
Version en ingles revisada por: Elizabeth H. Holt, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yale University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed byDavid Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traduccion y localizacion realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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