GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE NEURONS IN THE RHESUS MACAQUE ARE NOT IMMUNOREACTIVE FOR THE ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR

被引:60
作者
SULLIVAN, KA
WITKIN, JW
FERIN, M
SILVERMAN, AJ
机构
[1] COLUMBIA UNIV COLL PHYS & SURG,DEPT ANAT & CELL BIOL,NEW YORK,NY 10032
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN,DEPT NEUROL,ANN ARBOR,MI
[3] COLUMBIA UNIV COLL PHYS & SURG,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,NEW YORK,NY 10032
关键词
ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; PREOPTIC AREA; HYPOTHALAMUS; RHESUS MACAQUE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(95)00352-Q
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The issue of whether gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in the primate contain the estrogen receptor was examined by immunocytochemistry using prepubertal and adult (intact and ovariectomized) female rhesus macaques. No GnRH neurons were found to contain nuclei that were immunoreactive for the estrogen receptor. These results confirm in primates what has been reported in other species and leave open the question of how the effects of gonadal steroids on GnRH neurons are mediated.
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