2004
Low CA1 Spine Synapse Density is Further Reduced by Castration in Male Non-human Primates
Leranth C, Prange-Kiel J, Frick KM, Horvath TL. Low CA1 Spine Synapse Density is Further Reduced by Castration in Male Non-human Primates. Cerebral Cortex 2004, 14: 503-510. PMID: 15054066, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhh012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CountChlorocebus aethiopsDendritesHumansMaleOrchiectomyPyramidal CellsReference ValuesSynapsesConceptsSpine synapse densitySynapse densityNon-human primatesSpine synapsesCA1 spine synapse densityPyramidal cell apical dendritesCA1 hippocampal areaCell apical dendritesCA1 stratum radiatumFemale non-human primatesMale non-human primatesMale primatesOrchidectomized animalsApical dendritesCA1 areaDendritic shaftsHippocampal areaStratum radiatumGonadal hormonesControl monkeysMale hippocampusGonadectomized animalsOvariectomized femalesAndrogen hormonesPrimate hippocampus
2001
Sexual dimorphism and aromatase in the rat retina
Salyer D, Lund T, Fleming D, Lephart E, Horvath T. Sexual dimorphism and aromatase in the rat retina. Brain Research 2001, 126: 131-136. PMID: 11172896, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(00)00147-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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