1997
Control of gonadotropin feedback: The possible role of estrogen-induced hypothalamic synaptic plasticity
Horvath TL, Garcia-segura LM, Naftolin F. Control of gonadotropin feedback: The possible role of estrogen-induced hypothalamic synaptic plasticity. Gynecological Endocrinology 1997, 11: 139-143. PMID: 9174856, DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic plasticityEstrogen-induced synaptic plasticityHypothalamic arcuate nucleusPreovulatory gonadotropin surgeInhibitory synaptic connectionsGonadotropin feedbackGonadotropin surgeArcuate nucleusPreovulatory surgePituitary gonadotrophsSynaptic connectionsSecretion resultsRecent evidenceMassive releaseEstrogenPossible roleGonadotropinHypothalamusCritical eventsGonadotrophs
1996
Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge
Naftolin F, Mor G, Horvath T, Luquin S, Fajer A, Kohen F, Garcia-Segura L. Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 5576-5580. DOI: 10.1210/en.137.12.5576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreovulatory gonadotropin surgeArcuate nucleusGonadotropin surgeSynaptic retractionMorning of metestrusEstrous cycleMorning of estrusAxosomatic synapsesPhysiological synaptic plasticitySurge of gonadotropinsPreovulatory estradiol surgePreovulatory LH surgeEstradiol surgeCirculating estradiolHypothalamic mechanismsPreovulatory levelsEstrogen diethylstilbestrolSynaptic plasticityLH surgeSynaptic remodelingGonadotropinEstrogenMidcycleMorphological eventsOvarian cycle