COEXISTENCE OF NADPH-DIAPHORASE WITH VASOPRESSIN AND OXYTOCIN IN THE HYPOTHALAMIC MAGNOCELLULAR NEUROSECRETORY NUCLEI OF THE RAT

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作者
SANCHEZ, F [1 ]
ALONSO, JR [1 ]
AREVALO, R [1 ]
BLANCO, E [1 ]
AIJON, J [1 ]
VAZQUEZ, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SALAMANCA,FAC BIOL,DEPT CELL BIOL & PATHOL,E-37008 SALAMANCA,SPAIN
关键词
NADPH-DIAPHORASE; VASOPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN; COEXISTENCE; HYPOTHALAMUS; RAT (WISTAR);
D O I
10.1007/BF00354781
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Coexistence of NADPH-diaphorase with vasopressin and oxytocin was studied in the magnocellular neurosecretory nuclei of the rat hypothalamus by use of sequential histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques in the same sections. Coexistence was found in all the nuclei examined (supraoptic, paraventricular, circular, fornical, and in some isolated neurons located in the hypothalamic area between the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei). The ratios of neurons expressing both markers (NADPH-diaphorase and vasopressin, NADPH-diaphorase and oxytocin) in each of the nuclei were very similar. Although further studies must be carried out, the partial coexistence found in all nuclei suggests that NADPH-diaphorase is probably not related to general mechanisms involving vasopressin and oxytocin, but rather in specific functions shared by certain hypothalamic neuronal cell populations.
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