Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies
Van Der Beek E, Horvath T, Wiegant V, Van Den Hurk R, Buijs R. Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 384: 569-579. PMID: 9259490, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970811)384:4<569::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprachiasmatic nucleusFemale ratsGnRH systemGnRH-immunoreactive cell bodiesGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsDaily LH surgesImplantation of estrogenOvariectomized rats resultsRostral ventrolateral portionGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) systemVasoactive intestinal polypeptideElectron microscopic immunocytochemical studyHormone neuronsGnRH neuronsIntestinal polypeptideLH surgeMonosynaptic pathwayPutative transmittersAnterograde tracerPreoptic areaNeuronal pathwaysRats resultsVentrolateral portionBilateral projectionsFemale rodentsSuprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine.
Horvath T. Suprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 1312-20. PMID: 9048641, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.3.4976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionVasculosum laminae terminalisSuprachiasmatic nucleusHormone secretionNeuroendocrine cellsPreoptic areaLamina terminalisDopamine cellsMedian eminenceAnterior pituitary hormone secretionMedial preoptic areaDiffuse cytoplasmic labelingPhaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutininFluorogold labelingPeriventricular areaArcuate nucleusHypothalamic sitesIP administrationVentromedial nucleusAnterior hypothalamusAnterograde tracerAxon terminalsPeriventricular regionElectron microscopic examinationTyrosine hydroxylase