Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies
Van Der Beek E, Horvath T, Wiegant V, Van Den Hurk R, Buijs R. Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 384: 569-579. PMID: 9259490, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970811)384:4<569::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprachiasmatic nucleusFemale ratsGnRH systemGnRH-immunoreactive cell bodiesGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsDaily LH surgesImplantation of estrogenOvariectomized rats resultsRostral ventrolateral portionGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) systemVasoactive intestinal polypeptideElectron microscopic immunocytochemical studyHormone neuronsGnRH neuronsIntestinal polypeptideLH surgeMonosynaptic pathwayPutative transmittersAnterograde tracerPreoptic areaNeuronal pathwaysRats resultsVentrolateral portionBilateral projectionsFemale rodents