Morphological and pharmacological evidence for neuropeptide Y-galanin interaction in the rat hypothalamus
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C, Sahu A, Kalra SP. Morphological and pharmacological evidence for neuropeptide Y-galanin interaction in the rat hypothalamus. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 3069-3077. PMID: 8770933, DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.7.8770933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusAxonsCerebral VentriclesColchicineDendritesEstradiolEstrusFemaleGalaninHypothalamusHypothalamus, AnteriorImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunohistochemistryLuteinizing HormoneMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronNeuronsNeuropeptide YOvariectomyParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPreoptic AreaProgesteroneRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSubstance PSupraoptic NucleusConceptsNeuropeptide YMedial preoptic areaLH releaseGAL neuronsArcuate nucleusIntraventricular injectionParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaSupraoptic nucleusSynaptic connectionsBasal LH releaseNPY-immunoreactive axonsPituitary hormone secretionPituitary gonadotropin releaseRelease of gonadotropinsMicroscopic examinationHypothalamic peptidergic systemsPeroxidase-antiperoxidase techniqueAvidin-biotin peroxidaseLight microscopic examinationMechanism of actionDiaminobenzidine reactionGAL releaseNPY inputNPY administration