NEUROTENSIN AND GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR-CONTAINING NEURONS PROJECTING TO THE MEDIAN-EMINENCE OF THE RAT - A COMBINED RETROGRADE TRACING AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY

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作者
NIIMI, M [1 ]
TAKAHARA, J [1 ]
SATO, M [1 ]
KAWANISHI, K [1 ]
机构
[1] KAGAWA MED SCH,DEPT INTERNAL MED 1,KAGAWA,JAPAN
关键词
NEUROTENSIN; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR; TRUE BLUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; CORELEASE;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90565-B
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The origins of the neurotensin (NT)-containing nerve terminals in the median eminence were determined in rats by a combination of retrograde labeling with True blue and immunofluorescence staining. Moreover, the distribution of NT and growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) was analyzed in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) with an elution-restaining procedure. The retrogradely labeled NT neurons were found mainly in the ARC. Only a few labeled NT neurons were seen in the periventricular and the paraventricular nuclei. The elution restaining procedure demonstrated that an average of 43% of the labeled NT cells in the ventral part of the ARC restained for GRF. These findings support the hypothesis of co-expression of NT with GRF from the ARC.
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