2003
Estrogen, synaptic plasticity and hypothalamic reproductive aging
Hung AJ, Stanbury MG, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Garcia-Segura LM, Naftolin F. Estrogen, synaptic plasticity and hypothalamic reproductive aging. Experimental Gerontology 2003, 38: 53-59. PMID: 12543261, DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5565(02)00183-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstant estrusReproductive agingEstrogen exposureMale ratsAnti-oxidant vitamin EEarly estrogen exposureArcuate nucleus neuronsHypothalamic arcuate nucleus neuronsConstant vaginal estrusHypothalamic failureEstradiol exposureGonadotrophin surgeOvarian estrogenArcuate nucleusConstant diestrusNucleus neuronsOvarian failureElevated estradiolPerikaryal membraneFemale ratsPerinatal periodTesticular androgensRat brainSex steroidsHormonal factors
1998
Leptin Receptor Immunoreactivity is Associated with the Golgi Apparatus of Hypothalamic Neurones and Glial Cells
Diano S, Kalra S, Horvath T. Leptin Receptor Immunoreactivity is Associated with the Golgi Apparatus of Hypothalamic Neurones and Glial Cells. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 647-650. PMID: 9744481, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00261.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptor immunoreactivityReceptor immunoreactivityPerikaryal membraneGlial cellsGolgi apparatusHypothalamic neuronesCentral nervous systemDifferent second messenger systemsHypothalamic neuronalPeripheral hormonesDentate gyrusSecond messenger systemsEndocrine functionLeptin receptorHypothalamic cellsNervous systemThyroid axisImmunoreactivityCentral mechanismsLeptinIntracellular mechanismsTrans cisternaeNeuronesMessenger systemsPredominant localization