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
1996
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Jakab R, Leranth C, Harada N, Balthazart J. Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain. Neuroendocrinology 1996, 63: 149-155. PMID: 9053779, DOI: 10.1159/000126951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon terminalsAromatase immunoreactivityAxonal processesDifferent vertebrate speciesAdult central nervous systemRole of aromataseSmall clear synaptic vesiclesCentral nervous systemClear synaptic vesiclesVertebrate speciesSubcellular locationMost vertebratesSpecific limbicNeuronal perikaryaAromatase activityElectron microscopic examinationEstrogen synthesisHypothalamic structuresSubcellular distributionSynaptic levelVertebrate brainNervous systemBrain aromataseMolecular biologyIntraneuronal production