The noradrenergic innervation of identified hypothalamic magnocellular somata and its contribution to lactation-induced synaptic plasticity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-23

  Michaloudi, Helen C ^a   El Majdoubi, Mohammed ^b   Poulain, Dominique A ^b   Papadopoulos, Georgios C ^a   Theodosis, Dionysia T ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Disector method; Immunocyiochemistry; Noradrenaline; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

NEUROPHYSIN; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LACTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0031036188     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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