Interconnections between the neuroendocrine hypothalamus and the central autonomic system

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 270-295

  Palkovits, Miklós ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Autonomic preganglionic neurons; Brainstem; Catecholamines; Hypothalamus; Neuronal pathways; Neuropeptides; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; OXYTOCIN; SOMATOSTATIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032692359     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1999.0186     Document Type: Article

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