Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 1547-1555. PMID: 1354605, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.3.1354605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsZona incertaDopamine cellsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesDouble immunostaining experimentsHypophyseal hormone secretionHypothalamic dopaminergic systemFemale rat brainHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronsDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusDopamine cell bodiesReceptor-containing cellsDouble immunostaining studiesLight microscopic examinationPutative synaptic connectionsLH releaseDopamine innervationImmunoreactive boutonsPeriventricular areaDopaminergic neuronsPRL secretionSynaptic contactsArcuate nucleusHormone secretion