The hypothalamus predates the origin of vertebrates
Laurence A. Lemaire, Cao Chen, Peter H. Yoon, Juanjuan Long, Michael Levine
Abstract
Some Ciona neurons show transcriptional similarities to the mouse hypothalamus, suggesting that it predates vertebrates.
Topics & Concepts
HypothalamusCiona intestinalisBiologyEvolutionary biologyNeuroscienceZoologyGeneGeneticsDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationCircadian rhythm and melatoninZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications