1999
Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system
Horvath T, Peyron C, Diano S, Ivanov A, Aston‐Jones G, Kilduff T, van den Pol A. Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1999, 415: 145-159. PMID: 10545156, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19991213)415:2<145::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsFemaleHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLocus CoeruleusMacaca fascicularisMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMSH Release-Inhibiting HormoneNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsNorepinephrineOrexinsPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetrodotoxinTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsLocus coeruleusSynaptic innervationNoradrenergic systemAxon terminalsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsAsymmetrical synaptic contactsLC-noradrenergic systemParallel electrophysiological studiesLocus coeruleus noradrenergic systemPresence of tetrodotoxinMelanin-concentrating hormoneLC neuronsAutonomic centersNoradrenergic innervationDense arborizationsExcitatory responsesHypocretin cellsSubstantia nigraSynaptic contactsHypocretin-2Lateral hypothalamusZona incertaModest depolarizationCatecholamine systemsCentral regulation
1993
Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex
Jakab RL, Horvath TL, Leranth C, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1993, 44: 481-498. PMID: 8476763, DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(93)90253-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase-immunoreactive neuronsRat brainAromatase systemStria terminalisLateral septal areaDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCentral amygdaloid nucleusMidline thalamic regionAxon-like processesDorsolateral hypothalamic areaNeuron systemConversion of androgensLaterodorsal divisionSubincertal nucleusHuman placental aromataseAromatase immunoreactivityBrain distributionGonadectomized ratsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsAmygdaloid nucleusLimbic areasHypothalamic nucleiZona incertaSeptal areaLuteinizing Hormone‐Releasing Hormone and Gamma‐Aminobutyric Acid Neurons in the Medial Preoptic Area are Synaptic Targets of Dopamine Axons Originating in Anterior Periventricular Areas
Horvath T, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Luteinizing Hormone‐Releasing Hormone and Gamma‐Aminobutyric Acid Neurons in the Medial Preoptic Area are Synaptic Targets of Dopamine Axons Originating in Anterior Periventricular Areas. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1993, 5: 71-79. PMID: 8097941, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1993.tb00365.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsCerebral VentriclesColchicineDopamineFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronsOxidopaminePhytohemagglutininsPreoptic AreaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesTissue FixationTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsHormone-releasing hormoneMedial preoptic areaGlutamic acid decarboxylasePhaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutininZona incertaPreoptic areaTyrosine hydroxylaseGlutamic acid decarboxylase-immunoreactive neuronsDopamine axonsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive boutonsAcid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neuronsRat medial preoptic areaAnterior periventricular areaDesipramine-pretreated ratsDopamine axon terminalsAnteroventral periventricular nucleusCell of originEarly morphological signsDopaminergic connectionsGABA neuronsGABA cellsPeriventricular areaAcute degenerationSynaptic contacts
1992
Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 1547-1555. PMID: 1354605, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.3.1354605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsZona incertaDopamine cellsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesDouble immunostaining experimentsHypophyseal hormone secretionHypothalamic dopaminergic systemFemale rat brainHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronsDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusDopamine cell bodiesReceptor-containing cellsDouble immunostaining studiesLight microscopic examinationPutative synaptic connectionsLH releaseDopamine innervationImmunoreactive boutonsPeriventricular areaDopaminergic neuronsPRL secretionSynaptic contactsArcuate nucleusHormone secretion