Term Name:	medial preoptic nucleus
Synonyms:	area praeoptica medialis, area preopticus medialis, medial preoptic hypothalamic nucleus, MPO, nucleus praeopticus medialis, nucleus preopticus medialis
Definition:	The medial preoptic nucleus is bounded laterally by the lateral preoptic nucleus, and medially by the preoptic periventricular nucleus. It releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone, controls copulation in males, and is larger in males than in females.[WP,unvetted].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002035]