Segregation 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