1999
Estrogen and microglia: A regulatory system that affects the brain
Mor G, Nilsen J, Horvath T, Bechmann I, Brown S, Garcia‐Segura L, Naftolin F. Estrogen and microglia: A regulatory system that affects the brain. Developmental Neurobiology 1999, 40: 484-496. PMID: 10453051, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<484::aid-neu6>3.0.co;2-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex hormonesRat microglial cellsSecretion of cytokinesPresence of estrogenGlial cell typesMicroglial functionEstrogen actionMicroglial cellsGonadal steroidsGlial cellsSteroid actionNeuroendocrine eventsMicrogliaPresent review detailsGrowth factorEstrogenBrainPhysiological regulationHormoneCell typesReview detailsNew studiesRegulatory actionCellsRegulatory functions
1996
Potential neuronal mechanisms of estrogen actions in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity
Naftolin F, Leranth C, Horvath TL, Garcia-Segura LM. Potential neuronal mechanisms of estrogen actions in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity. Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology 1996, 16: 213-223. PMID: 8743970, DOI: 10.1007/bf02088177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityArcuate nucleusRole of GABAergicControl of LHMechanism of estrogenRat arcuate nucleusPotential neuronal mechanismsNeural cell adhesion moleculePOMC projectionsSynaptic retractionFSH secretionGnRH cellsGonadotropin levelsConstant estrusDevelopmental synaptogenesisEstrogen actionCell adhesion moleculeSynaptic inputsSynaptic patternsNeuronal mechanismsNeuronal membranesDevelopmental sex differencesAdhesion moleculesEstrogenAdult life
1992
GABAergic and catecholaminergic innervation of mediobasal hypothalamic β-endorphin cells projecting to the medial preoptic area
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. GABAergic and catecholaminergic innervation of mediobasal hypothalamic β-endorphin cells projecting to the medial preoptic area. Neuroscience 1992, 51: 391-399. PMID: 1281529, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90323-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial preoptic areaPreoptic areaHormone-producing cellsArcuate nucleusHypothalamic beta-endorphin neuronsHormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neuronsBeta-endorphin neuronsDirect estrogen actionHormone-containing neuronsVentromedial arcuate nucleusRetrograde tracer horseradish peroxidasePro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsCellular estrogen receptorsPro-opiomelanocortin cellsTracer horseradish peroxidaseΒ-endorphin cellsHormone neuronsImmunoreactive neuronsCatecholaminergic innervationCatecholaminergic neuronsRetrograde tracingSynaptic contactsEstrogen actionCatecholamine fibersAxon terminals