iontophoretic injections of kainic acid into the dorsolateral hypothalamus of rats resulted in localized , partial depletions of neurons from the area without significant damage to adjacent areas of the diencephalon , including the zona incerta , dorsomedial hypothalamus and anterior as well as posterior regions of the hypothalamus that have been reported to be severely affected by mechanical injections of ka into the lh .
C0012144
diencephalon
C0020663
hypothalamus