2010
Fgfr2 Is Required for the Development of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connections with Limbic Circuits
Stevens HE, Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Fagel D, Borok E, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr2 Is Required for the Development of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connections with Limbic Circuits. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 5590-5602. PMID: 20410112, PMCID: PMC2868832, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5837-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factor receptorCKO miceExcitatory neuronsPrefrontal cortexCortical neuron developmentEntire cerebral cortexRadial glial cellsSpecific fibroblast growth factor receptorsGrowth factor receptorGABAergic neuronsLimbic circuitsCortical neuronsGlial cellsSubcortical stationsBed nucleusCortical developmentLimbic systemStria terminalisSynaptic terminalsSecondary decreaseNeuronal precursorsVentricular zoneNeuron development
2001
Estrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Balthazart J. Estrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2001, 226: 717-725. PMID: 11520936, DOI: 10.1177/153537020222600802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamus of birdsAppearance of birdsAmniote evolutionEarly divergenceVertebrate groupsDivergent evolutionAvian homologHomologous brain structuresMajor anatomical differencesCommon functionMammalsCellular levelBirdsOptic lobeAvian brainMorphological criteriaDifferent functional requirementsPrinciples of neurobiologyAnatomical dissimilaritiesHomologAnatomical differencesMammalian brain regionsAviansRodent limbic systemSynthetase
2000
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186.
Diano S, Urbanski H, Horvath B, Bechmann I, Kagiya A, Nemeth G, Naftolin F, Warden C, Horvath T. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186. Endocrinology 2000, 141: 4226-4238. PMID: 11089557, DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.11.7740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain ChemistryChlorocebus aethiopsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneGene ExpressionHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsLimbic SystemMacaca fascicularisMacaca mulattaMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YOxytocinPituitary GlandPituitary Gland, AnteriorPituitary Gland, PosteriorProteinsRNA, MessengerUncoupling Protein 2VasopressinsConceptsUncoupling protein 2Pituitary glandAnterior lobePrimate brainAxonal processesBrain stem regionsNonhuman primate brainSitu hybridization histochemistryMessenger RNACentral autonomicRR-00163Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Neuropeptide YPrimate hypothalamusAnterior pituitaryMetabolic disordersRodent brainPosterior lobeHybridization histochemistryPOMC cellsCell bodiesUCP2 expressionRodent dataNovel targetBrain
1997
Aromatase in axonal processes of early postnatal hypothalamic and limbic areas including the cingulate cortex
Horvath T, Roa-Pena L, Jakab R, Simpson E, Naftolin F. Aromatase in axonal processes of early postnatal hypothalamic and limbic areas including the cingulate cortex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1997, 61: 349-357. PMID: 9365210, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(97)80032-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAromataseAxonsFemaleGyrus CinguliHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryLimbic SystemMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsAxonal processesLimbic areasStria terminalisCritical perinatal periodMedial preoptic areaPostnatal day 5Limbic cortexArcuate nucleusHypothalamic areaNeuronal perikaryaLimbic structuresMedial septumPerinatal periodPreoptic areaDiagonal bandMedial nucleusAxon terminalsImmunoreactive elementsPerikaryal labelingPeriventricular regionLateral septumBed nucleusParacrine actionRat brainLateral habenula
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 area