Hypothalamus

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Definition
The hypothalamus is an area of the brain that produces hormones that regulate thirst, hunger, body temperature, sleeps, moods, sex drive, and the release of hormones from various glands.

Last revised: December 8, 2007
by Brenda A. Kuper, M.D.

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