Direct visual and circadian pathways target neuroendocrine cells in primates
Abizaid A, Horvath B, Keefe DL, Leranth C, Horvath TL. Direct visual and circadian pathways target neuroendocrine cells in primates. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 20: 2767-2776. PMID: 15548220, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03737.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprachiasmatic nucleusRetinal inputNeuroendocrine cellsDirect retinal inputHormone-releasing hormoneNon-human primatesHypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleusSCN efferentsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsHypothalamic sitesMonosynaptic pathwayVisual afferentsHypothalamic regulatorGonadal axisHormone releaseNeuroendocrine functionPituitary gonadotropsPhotic modulationNeuronsCircadian pacemakerVervet monkeysPresent studyTracing techniquesCircadian clock