1997
Suprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine.
Horvath T. Suprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 1312-20. PMID: 9048641, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.3.4976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionVasculosum laminae terminalisSuprachiasmatic nucleusHormone secretionNeuroendocrine cellsPreoptic areaLamina terminalisDopamine cellsMedian eminenceAnterior pituitary hormone secretionMedial preoptic areaDiffuse cytoplasmic labelingPhaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutininFluorogold labelingPeriventricular areaArcuate nucleusHypothalamic sitesIP administrationVentromedial nucleusAnterior hypothalamusAnterograde tracerAxon terminalsPeriventricular regionElectron microscopic examinationTyrosine hydroxylase
1996
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Jakab R, Leranth C, Harada N, Balthazart J. Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain. Neuroendocrinology 1996, 63: 149-155. PMID: 9053779, DOI: 10.1159/000126951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon terminalsAromatase immunoreactivityAxonal processesDifferent vertebrate speciesAdult central nervous systemRole of aromataseSmall clear synaptic vesiclesCentral nervous systemClear synaptic vesiclesVertebrate speciesSubcellular locationMost vertebratesSpecific limbicNeuronal perikaryaAromatase activityElectron microscopic examinationEstrogen synthesisHypothalamic structuresSubcellular distributionSynaptic levelVertebrate brainNervous systemBrain aromataseMolecular biologyIntraneuronal production
1995
Morphological Evidence for a Galanin‐Opiate Interaction in the Rat Mediobasal Hypothalamus
Horvath T, Kalra S, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Morphological Evidence for a Galanin‐Opiate Interaction in the Rat Mediobasal Hypothalamus. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1995, 7: 579-588. PMID: 8704731, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1995.tb00795.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-endorphin cellsBeta-endorphin neuronsArcuate nucleusBeta-endorphinMediobasal hypothalamusImmunoreactive profilesPituitary hormone secretionBeta-endorphin releaseDay survival periodRat mediobasal hypothalamusDiaminobenzidine reactionGalanin fibersHalász knifeImmunoreactive neuronsHormone secretionContralateral sideFemale ratsHypothalamic galaninProlactin secretionAdditional ratsElectron microscopic examinationPituitary hormonesSurvival periodNeuroendocrine responsesGalanin
1992
Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Kalra SP, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 2461-2467. PMID: 1425443, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.5.1425443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary LH releaseLH releaseOvariectomized ratsMediobasal hypothalamusSynaptic connectionsNPY-immunoreactive axonsBeta-endorphin systemSynaptic membrane specializationsRat mediobasal hypothalamusDirect synaptic connectionsDiaminobenzidine reactionLHRH neuronsNPY neuronsDual effectHypothalamic NPYLH secretionMedial basalLHRH secretionOvarian steroidsPrecise neural mechanismsFemale ratsAxon terminalsElectron microscopic examinationPeptidergic systemsNeuroendocrine regulation