2007
Estrogen-Induced Hypothalamic Synaptic Plasticity and Pituitary Sensitization in the Control of the Estrogen-Induced Gonadotrophin Surge
Naftolin F, Garcia-Segura LM, Horvath TL, Zsarnovszky A, Demir N, Fadiel A, Leranth C, Vondracek-Klepper S, Lewis C, Chang A, Parducz A. Estrogen-Induced Hypothalamic Synaptic Plasticity and Pituitary Sensitization in the Control of the Estrogen-Induced Gonadotrophin Surge. Reproductive Sciences 2007, 14: 101-116. PMID: 17636222, DOI: 10.1177/1933719107301059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGnRH secretionPituitary gonadotrophsGonadotrophin surgeSynaptic plasticityInsulinlike growth factor 1Triggering of ovulationOvarian estrogen secretionGrowth factor-1Neural cell adhesion moleculePituitary sensitizationGnRH cellsGnRH neuronsEstrogen secretionHypothalamic neuronsGonadal functionCell adhesion moleculeSex steroidsSpecific immunoneutralizationOvarian cycleGonadotrophsAdhesion moleculesEstrogenMaximal sensitizationSecretionFactor 1
1998
Gender-specific apposition between vasoactive intestinal peptide-containing axons and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-producing neurons in the rat
Horvath T, Cela V, van der Beek E. Gender-specific apposition between vasoactive intestinal peptide-containing axons and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-producing neurons in the rat. Brain Research 1998, 795: 277-281. PMID: 9622650, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00208-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptideGnRH neuronsInvolvement of VIPGonadotrophin-releasing hormoneDouble-labeling immunocytochemistryGender-specific regulationVIP axonsVIP boutonsVIP fibersGonadotrophin releaseIntestinal peptideFemale ratsDimorphic interactionNeuronsRatsAxonsHypothalamusBoutonsHormone
1997
Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies
Van Der Beek E, Horvath T, Wiegant V, Van Den Hurk R, Buijs R. Evidence for a direct neuronal pathway from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone system: Combined tracing and light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 384: 569-579. PMID: 9259490, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970811)384:4<569::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprachiasmatic nucleusFemale ratsGnRH systemGnRH-immunoreactive cell bodiesGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsDaily LH surgesImplantation of estrogenOvariectomized rats resultsRostral ventrolateral portionGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) systemVasoactive intestinal polypeptideElectron microscopic immunocytochemical studyHormone neuronsGnRH neuronsIntestinal polypeptideLH surgeMonosynaptic pathwayPutative transmittersAnterograde tracerPreoptic areaNeuronal pathwaysRats resultsVentrolateral portionBilateral projectionsFemale rodentsThe Interactive Language of the Hypothalamus for the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GNRH) System
Kalra S, Horvath T, Naftolin F, Xu B, Pu S, Kalra P. The Interactive Language of the Hypothalamus for the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GNRH) System. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1997, 9: 569-576. PMID: 9283045, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00619.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research