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