2004
Direct visual and circadian pathways target neuroendocrine cells in primates
Abizaid A, Horvath B, Keefe DL, Leranth C, Horvath TL. Direct visual and circadian pathways target neuroendocrine cells in primates. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 20: 2767-2776. PMID: 15548220, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03737.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprachiasmatic nucleusRetinal inputNeuroendocrine cellsDirect retinal inputHormone-releasing hormoneNon-human primatesHypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleusSCN efferentsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsHypothalamic sitesMonosynaptic pathwayVisual afferentsHypothalamic regulatorGonadal axisHormone releaseNeuroendocrine functionPituitary gonadotropsPhotic modulationNeuronsCircadian pacemakerVervet monkeysPresent studyTracing techniquesCircadian clock
1998
An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine
Horvath TL. An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 1546-1558. PMID: 9454860, PMCID: PMC6792709, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01546.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamo-pituitary axisIntergeniculate leafletNeuroendocrine cellsSuprachiasmatic nucleusHypothalamic dopamine neuronsMedial preoptic areaFenestrated capillariesPopulations of neuronsNeurons projectBilateral enucleationHypothalamic projectionsDistal dendritesRetrograde tracerVentromedial nucleusDopamine neuronsIntraperitoneal injectionProjection sitesPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaRetinal fibersTract tracingHypothalamic cellsRetinal axonsSynaptic targetsEfferents