Preoptic anterior hypothalamus
POAH is an acronym for preoptic anterior hypothalamus, the part of the brain that senses core body temperature and regulates it to about 36.8 °C (98.6 °F).
References
U.S. Patent 6,188,930 -- Method for Heating the Preoptic Anterior Hypothalamus
External links
- Stained brain slice images which include the "Hypothalamus" at the BrainMaps project
- The Hypothalamus and Pituitary at endotexts.org
See also
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