Dopamine D1 and D2 receptor immunoreactivities in the arcuate-median eminence complex and their link to the tubero-infundibular dopamine neurons

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-199

  Romero Fernandez, W ^a,b   Borroto Escuela, D O ^a   Vargas Barroso, V ^c   Narvaez M ^d   Di Palma, M ^a,e   Agnati, L F ^a   Larriva Sahd, J ^c   Fuxe, Kjell ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO   (Ecuador)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arcuate median eminence complex; Dopamine D1 and D2 receptors; Dopamine receptor colocalization; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Tubero infundibular dopamine neurons; Volume transmission

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 84904538719     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2014.2400     Document Type: Article

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