Synaptic contacts between gonadotropin-releasing hormone-containing fibers and neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and perichiasmatic area: An anatomical substrate for feedback regulation?

Brain Research

Volumn 755, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-111

  Van Der Beek, Eline M ^a,b   Wiegant, Victor M ^a,c   Van Oudheusden, Hans J C ^d   Van Der Donk, Hans A ^b   Van Den Hurk, Rob ^d   Buijs, Ruud M ^e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; estrous cycle; feedback; rat; vasoactive intestinal peptide; vasopressin

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0030894120     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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