2010
Estrogen Promotes Parvalbumin Expression in Arcuate Nucleus POMC Neurons
Sotonyi P, Gao Q, Bechmann I, Horvath TL. Estrogen Promotes Parvalbumin Expression in Arcuate Nucleus POMC Neurons. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 1077-1080. PMID: 20713969, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110379651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOMC neuronsArcuate nucleus neuronsLean body massSuppression of feedingSuppress appetiteParvalbumin expressionEstrogen treatmentHypothalamic neuronsArcuate nucleusNeuronal degenerationNucleus neuronsFemale miceCalcium overloadExcitatory activityCalcium-binding proteinsCalcium influxReceptor presenceCalcium entrySustained satietyNeuronsEnergy expenditureEstradiolParvalbuminAppetiteBody mass
1992
Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath TL, Leranth C, Naftolin* F. Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus. Neuroscience 1992, 50: 309-314. PMID: 1436493, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90425-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing cellsCalbindin-immunoreactive neuronsProgesterone receptorAsymmetric synaptic contactsPresence of calbindinCentral nervous systemAfrican green monkeysLight microscopic resultsGABA neuronsGABAergic neuronsPeriventricular areaSynaptic contactsMonkey hypothalamusPostsynaptic targetsExcitatory fibresInfundibular nucleusMediobasal hypothalamusCalcium-binding proteinsNervous systemCalbindin cellsCalbindinNeuronsParvalbumin content