2000
Hormonal regulation of hippocampal spine synapse density involves subcortical mediation
Leranth C, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL. Hormonal regulation of hippocampal spine synapse density involves subcortical mediation. Neuroscience 2000, 101: 349-356. PMID: 11074158, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(00)00369-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFimbria/fornix transectionSpine synapse densitySpine densitySynapse densityHippocampal spine synapse densitySubcortical structuresSubcortical mediationPyramidal cell spinesFornix transectionHippocampal CA1 subfieldHippocampal synaptic plasticityCA1 pyramidal cellsFimbria/fornixLong-term potentiationEstrogen replacementIpsilateral hippocampusContralateral hippocampusCA1 subfieldMedian raphePyramidal cellsSupramammillary areaAfferent connectionsHippocampal morphologySeptal complexNew synapses
1999
Estrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat
Leranth C, Shanabrough M, Horvath T. Estrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat. Experimental Brain Research 1999, 128: 417-420. PMID: 10501815, DOI: 10.1007/s002210050863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptorLong-term potentiationMedian rapheSupramammillary areaSubcortical structuresCalretinin-containing neuronsHippocampal long-term potentiationEffects of estrogenHippocampal electric activityCalretinin neuronsFemale ratsGonadal hormonesTheta rhythmRapheVibratome sectionsReceptorsNeuronsSerotoninElectric activityEstrogenRhythm regulationPotentiationLarge populationMemory processesCalretinin