2013
Hypothalamic melanin concentrating hormone neurons communicate the nutrient value of sugar
Domingos AI, Sordillo A, Dietrich MO, Liu ZW, Tellez LA, Vaynshteyn J, Ferreira JG, Ekstrand MI, Horvath TL, de Araujo IE, Friedman JM. Hypothalamic melanin concentrating hormone neurons communicate the nutrient value of sugar. ELife 2013, 2: e01462. PMID: 24381247, PMCID: PMC3875383, DOI: 10.7554/elife.01462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRewarding effectsHormone neuronsMelanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neuronsMCH neurons projectStriatal dopamine levelsStriatal DA releaseStriatal dopamine releaseMCH neuronsSucrose ingestionNeurons projectDA releaseDopamine levelsDopamine releaseOptogenetic activationNeural pathwaysArtificial sweetenersNeural circuitryNeuronsNormal preferenceFood preferencesFood rewardGlucoseNutrient sensingMiceSweetener sucralose
1998
An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine
Horvath TL. An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 1546-1558. PMID: 9454860, PMCID: PMC6792709, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01546.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamo-pituitary axisIntergeniculate leafletNeuroendocrine cellsSuprachiasmatic nucleusHypothalamic dopamine neuronsMedial preoptic areaFenestrated capillariesPopulations of neuronsNeurons projectBilateral enucleationHypothalamic projectionsDistal dendritesRetrograde tracerVentromedial nucleusDopamine neuronsIntraperitoneal injectionProjection sitesPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaRetinal fibersTract tracingHypothalamic cellsRetinal axonsSynaptic targetsEfferents