Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge.
Naftolin F, Mor G, Horvath TL, Luquin S, Fajer AB, Kohen F, Garcia-Segura LM. Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 5576-80. PMID: 8940386, DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.12.8940386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic retractionArcuate nucleusAxosomatic synapsesPreovulatory gonadotropinEstrous cycleMorning of metestrusPhysiological synaptic plasticitySurge of gonadotropinsMorning of estrusPreovulatory LH surgePreovulatory estradiolPreovulatory levelsLH surgeGonadotropin surgeHypothalamic mechanismsSynaptic remodelingEstrogen diethylstilbestrolSynaptic plasticityGonadotropinOvarian cycleControl femalesSynapsesPositive controlEstradiolEstrogenSynaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge
Naftolin F, Mor G, Horvath T, Luquin S, Fajer A, Kohen F, Garcia-Segura L. Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 5576-5580. DOI: 10.1210/en.137.12.5576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreovulatory gonadotropin surgeArcuate nucleusGonadotropin surgeSynaptic retractionMorning of metestrusEstrous cycleMorning of estrusAxosomatic synapsesPhysiological synaptic plasticitySurge of gonadotropinsPreovulatory estradiol surgePreovulatory LH surgeEstradiol surgeCirculating estradiolHypothalamic mechanismsPreovulatory levelsEstrogen diethylstilbestrolSynaptic plasticityLH surgeSynaptic remodelingGonadotropinEstrogenMidcycleMorphological eventsOvarian cycle