2010
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus
Sotonyi P, Mezei G, Racz B, Dallman MF, Abizaid A, Horvath TL. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 1024-1028. PMID: 20713970, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110378346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsPOMC cell bodiesEnergy expenditureHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal populationsMelanocyte stimulating hormoneHormone neuronsPOMC neuronsAnorexigenic proopiomelanocortinStimulating hormoneAnatomical proximityAxon terminalsGonadal axisGlucose homeostasisPeripheral signalsNeuronal populationsCell bodiesDirect appositionGnRHEnergy metabolismNeuronsMetabolic stateHormoneProopiomelanocortin
2002
Uncoupling protein 2 in primary pain and temperature afferents of the spinal cord
Horvath B, Spies C, Warden CH, Diano S, Horvath TL. Uncoupling protein 2 in primary pain and temperature afferents of the spinal cord. Brain Research 2002, 955: 260-263. PMID: 12419545, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordExpression of UCP2Primary sensory afferentsMechanisms of painProtein 2Primary painSensory afferentsSubstantia gelatinosaVentral hornSubstance P.Axon terminalsCordEnergy homeostasisUCP2 expressionDirect appositionTemperature sensationMitochondrial protonophorePainAfferentsUCP2Mitochondrial uncouplerCellular energy homeostasisExpressionPerikaryaAxons