Estradiol affects axo-somatic contacts of neuroendocrine cells in the arcuate nucleus of adult rats
Parducz A, Zsarnovszky A, Naftolin F, Horvath TL. Estradiol affects axo-somatic contacts of neuroendocrine cells in the arcuate nucleus of adult rats. Neuroscience 2003, 117: 791-794. PMID: 12654332, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00967-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxo-somatic contactsArcuate nucleusSynaptic plasticityGABAergic axo-somatic synapsesMorphological synaptic plasticityAxo-somatic synapsesEffects of estradiolSynapse quantificationArcuate neuronsTracer FluorogoldGonadal steroidsAnterior pituitaryAdult ratsHypophysiotropic neuronsMedian eminenceNervous systemTransient decreaseSystemic applicationNeuroendocrine cellsDisector methodNeuronsNumerical densityEstradiolFluorogoldCells