1999
Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat
Horvath T, Diano S, Sakamoto H, Shughrue P, Merchenthaler I. Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat. Brain Research 1999, 844: 196-200. PMID: 10536277, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01759-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyEstrogen receptor betaLateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate bodyIntergeniculate leafletProgesterone receptorGeniculate nucleusReceptor mRNAReceptor betaDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusVentral lateral geniculate nucleusProgesterone receptor mRNAHypothalamic neuroendocrine cellsEstrogen receptor βHormone receptor mRNADifferent limbicHypothalamic sitesFemale ratsCentral regulationReceptor βLabeled cellsNeuroendocrine mechanismsNeuroendocrine cellsEndocrine mechanismsPopulation of cells
1998
An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine
Horvath TL. An Alternate Pathway for Visual Signal Integration into the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis: Retinorecipient Intergeniculate Neurons Project to Various Regions of the Hypothalamus and Innervate Neuroendocrine Cells Including Those Producing Dopamine. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 1546-1558. PMID: 9454860, PMCID: PMC6792709, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01546.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamo-pituitary axisIntergeniculate leafletNeuroendocrine cellsSuprachiasmatic nucleusHypothalamic dopamine neuronsMedial preoptic areaFenestrated capillariesPopulations of neuronsNeurons projectBilateral enucleationHypothalamic projectionsDistal dendritesRetrograde tracerVentromedial nucleusDopamine neuronsIntraperitoneal injectionProjection sitesPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaRetinal fibersTract tracingHypothalamic cellsRetinal axonsSynaptic targetsEfferents