Hypothalamic peptides in human brain diseases

The human hypothalamus is subdivided into some 20 well-defined nuclei that have a multitude of specific functions from the time of birth to the moment we die. Hypothalamic nuclei show structural and functional differences not only in relation to classic neuroendocrine disorders, such as diabetes ins ipidus, climacteric flushes and Kallwtan's syndrome, but also in relation t o gender and sexual orientation, to adaptive precesses such as non-thyroida l illness and in psychiatric disorders such as depression.