Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Kalra SP, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 2461-2467. PMID: 1425443, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.5.1425443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary LH releaseLH releaseOvariectomized ratsMediobasal hypothalamusSynaptic connectionsNPY-immunoreactive axonsBeta-endorphin systemSynaptic membrane specializationsRat mediobasal hypothalamusDirect synaptic connectionsDiaminobenzidine reactionLHRH neuronsNPY neuronsDual effectHypothalamic NPYLH secretionMedial basalLHRH secretionOvarian steroidsPrecise neural mechanismsFemale ratsAxon terminalsElectron microscopic examinationPeptidergic systemsNeuroendocrine regulation