Distribution and morphology of the catecholaminergic neural elements in the human hypothalamus

Neuroscience

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 187-195

  Dudas, B ^a   Baker, M ^a   Rotoli, G ^a   Grignol, G ^a   Bohn, M C ^b   Merchenthaler, I ^c  

^a LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Diencephalon; Dopamine; Epinephrine; Noradrenaline; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN MAPPING; CATECHOLAMINES; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 77957860988     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.08.050     Document Type: Article

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