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
1993
Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex
Jakab RL, Horvath TL, Leranth C, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1993, 44: 481-498. PMID: 8476763, DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(93)90253-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase-immunoreactive neuronsRat brainAromatase systemStria terminalisLateral septal areaDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCentral amygdaloid nucleusMidline thalamic regionAxon-like processesDorsolateral hypothalamic areaNeuron systemConversion of androgensLaterodorsal divisionSubincertal nucleusHuman placental aromataseAromatase immunoreactivityBrain distributionGonadectomized ratsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsAmygdaloid nucleusLimbic areasHypothalamic nucleiZona incertaSeptal area