1997
Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study.
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 778-89. PMID: 9003015, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroidsHypothalamic regionsExcitatory neurotransmissionAMPA receptorsReceptor-containing neuronsAMPA receptor expressionLevels of GluR1GluR2/3 expressionHormonal milieuHypothalamic areaFemale ratsAndrogen receptorDouble immunocytochemistryEstradiol treatmentHypothalamic functionReceptor expressionGlutamate receptorsEstrogen receptorBed nucleusHormonal treatmentRat hypothalamusHigh incidenceStimulatory influenceWestern blotHypothalamus
1993
Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex
Jakab RL, Horvath TL, Leranth C, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1993, 44: 481-498. PMID: 8476763, DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(93)90253-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase-immunoreactive neuronsRat brainAromatase systemStria terminalisLateral septal areaDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCentral amygdaloid nucleusMidline thalamic regionAxon-like processesDorsolateral hypothalamic areaNeuron systemConversion of androgensLaterodorsal divisionSubincertal nucleusHuman placental aromataseAromatase immunoreactivityBrain distributionGonadectomized ratsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsAmygdaloid nucleusLimbic areasHypothalamic nucleiZona incertaSeptal area