Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus
Diano S, Kalra S, Sakamoto H, Horvath T. Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 1998, 812: 256-259. PMID: 9813356, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00936-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptorEstrogen receptorNeuronal perikaryaPeripheral signalsEstrogen receptor-containing neuronsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusReceptor-containing neuronsMedial preoptic areaVentromedial hypothalamic nucleusFemale rat hypothalamusArcuate nucleusHypothalamic nucleiFemale ratsParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaGonadal functionHypothalamic sectionsPeriventricular regionRat hypothalamusNeuroendocrine mechanismsReceptorsExtensive colocalizationLeptinHypothalamusPerikaryaSegregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Diano S, Naftolin F, Goglia F, Horvath T. Segregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Peptides 1998, 75: 117-126. PMID: 9802401, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(98)00060-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusMedian forebrain bundleProximal dendritesTRH neuronsDistal dendritesCell bodiesTRH cellsNPY inputAsymmetric synapsesCatecholaminergic inputsTyrosine hydroxylaseDendritic spinesInvolvement of NPYNumber of NPYThyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) mRNATH-immunoreactive fibersThyroid feedbackThyrotropin-releasing hormoneFood deprivationLight microscopic examinationTRH immunoreactive cellsNPY fibersNPY releaseHypothalamic NPYCatecholaminergic neurons