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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Immunostaining of brain and pituitary sections of three teleost species (goldfish, trout and eel) with antisera to porcine and human ACTH 1-39 revealed the presence of an ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)-like peptide in the ventral hypothalamus. Perikarya were localized in the rostral, median and posterior portions of the nucleus lateralis tuberis (NLT); some were in contact with the cerebrospinal fluid. A dense network of immunoreactive (ir) fibers occurred in the peri-infundibular region and extended into the periventicular tissue, around the lateral and posterior recesses. Rostrally directed ir-fibers reached the telencephalon either ventrally or mediodorsally; some were observed in the olfactory lobe. In the mesencephalon, ir-fibers penetrated into the optic tectum of the goldfish. In the pituitary, both antisera intensely labeled rostral ACTH cells. Small groups of labeled cells were scattered in the rostral pars distalis and the proximal pars distalis. A gradient of activity was evident among ACTH cells: those located along the rostral neurohypophysis containing corticotropin-releasing factor nerve terminals were larger and often more marked than those farther away from the neural tissue. ACTH-like peptide in the brain may act as a neuromodulator, mainly in the NLT and the preoptic nucleus, and around the nuclei of the ventricular recesses containing serotonin and catecholamines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0302-766X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
262
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Corticotropin-like immunoreactivity in the brain and pituitary of three teleost species (goldfish, trout and eel).
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Physiologie, Institute Océanographique, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article