The distribution of vasopressin- or oxytocin-neurons projecting to the posterior pituitary as revealed by a combination of retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase and immunohistochemistry.

نویسندگان

  • Y Taniguchi
  • M Yoshida
  • K Ishikawa
  • M Suzuki
  • K Kurosumi
چکیده

The distribution of vasopressin (AVP)-containing or oxytocin (OXT)-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus which project to the posterior pituitary was revealed by the combination of retrograde tracing of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and immunohistochemistry. The majority of magnocellular neurons labeled with HRP were located in some of the hypothalamic nuclei, including the supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus. Many of these neurons were also immunostained by anti-AVP or anti-OXT. On the other hand, some of the immunostained neurons were not labeled with HRP in the dorso-medial and the most caudal parts of the paraventricular nucleus. These data confirmed previous reports concerning the distribution of AVP- or OXT-neurons projecting to the posterior pituitary, as a more direct visualization of both the neuropeptides and the retrogradely transported HRP in the same tissue section was attained. In addition, some of the HRP-labeled perikarya which seemed to have direct contact with the ventricular lumen were occasionally seen; its functional significance is discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of histology and cytology

دوره 51 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988