2004
Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus
Saldanha CJ, Schlinger BA, Micevych PE, Horvath TL. Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 469: 522-534. PMID: 14755533, DOI: 10.1002/cne.11035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHP neuronsVertebrate hippocampusSongbird hippocampusN-methyl-d-aspartate receptor expressionSubcellular characteristicsInfluence of estrogenFunctional plasticityType glutamate receptorsZebra finch brainPrecise mechanismSomal sizeExcitatory pathwaysReceptor expressionExcitatory neurotransmissionExcitatory synapsesGlutamate receptorsPostsynaptic locusPresynaptic boutonsHippocampusEstrogenKey interfacePlasticityNeuronsAromataseAutoreception
1998
Kainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Kainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 239-247. PMID: 9630393, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00195.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroid receptorsKainate glutamate receptorsArcuate nucleusGlutamate receptorsKainate receptorsSteroid receptorsGlutamate actionAndrogen receptorGlial elementsMorphological synaptic plasticityNeuro-glial interactionsRat arcuate nucleusIonotropic glutamate receptorsElectron microscopic immunocytochemistrySame perikaryaGonadal steroidsExcitatory neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityMicroscopic immunocytochemistryReceptorsNeuronsCell populationsDouble labelHormone regulationAstrocytes
1997
Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study.
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 778-89. PMID: 9003015, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroidsHypothalamic regionsExcitatory neurotransmissionAMPA receptorsReceptor-containing neuronsAMPA receptor expressionLevels of GluR1GluR2/3 expressionHormonal milieuHypothalamic areaFemale ratsAndrogen receptorDouble immunocytochemistryEstradiol treatmentHypothalamic functionReceptor expressionGlutamate receptorsEstrogen receptorBed nucleusHormonal treatmentRat hypothalamusHigh incidenceStimulatory influenceWestern blotHypothalamus