2020
Metabolic Lateralization in the Hypothalamus of Male Rats Related to Reproductive and Satiety States
Kiss DS, Toth I, Jocsak G, Bartha T, Frenyo LV, Barany Z, Horvath TL, Zsarnovszky A. Metabolic Lateralization in the Hypothalamus of Male Rats Related to Reproductive and Satiety States. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 27: 1197-1205. PMID: 32046448, PMCID: PMC7181557, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-019-00131-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSatiety stateMale ratsFood intakeImpact of gonadectomyRight hemisphereSleep-wake behaviorHypothalamic functionMale rodentsMetabolic asymmetryScheduled feedingFunctional lateralizationHypothalamusEx vivoRegulatory centersRatsMetabolic differencesHomeostatic processesFunctional asymmetryIntakeLateralizationRecent findingsPresent studyReproductive controlGonadectomySatiety
1997
Lack of Gonadotropin-Positive Feedback in the Male Rat Is Associated with Lack of Estrogen-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in the Arcuate Nucleus
Horvath T, Garcia-Segura L, Naftolin F. Lack of Gonadotropin-Positive Feedback in the Male Rat Is Associated with Lack of Estrogen-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology 1997, 65: 136-140. PMID: 9067991, DOI: 10.1159/000127173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusFemale ratsSynaptic plasticitySynaptic retractionMale ratsSynapse countsEstrogen-induced synaptic plasticityFemale arcuate nucleusVehicle-injected groupHypothalamic arcuate nucleusAdministration of estrogenAfternoon of proestrusQuantitative electron microscopic analysisOil-injected controlsGonadotropin secretionSynaptic reorganizationSynaptic countsConstant estrusEndogenous estrogensSynaptic remodelingSingle injectionTreatment groupsHormone injectionEstrogenOvarian cycle