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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Immunocytochemical labeling revealed that the arcuate nucleus (ARN) of the ewe's hypothalamus contains numerous tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons, that appear to lack dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH)-like immunoreactivity. Axons of these presumed dopaminergic neurons converge in the median eminence (ME) with Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH)-containing axons originating mostly from neurons situated in the medial preoptic area. Electron microscopic double labeling revealed synaptic contacts between TH-positive presynaptic profiles and LHRH-containing postsynaptic elements. Samples of ME, ARN, paraarcuate and lateral hypothalamus were dissected and incubated to assess LHRH release and tissue content. Only ME-LHRH release was significantly reduced in the presence of dopamine (DA). All other regions released equal amounts with and without DA. Thus, a presynaptic dopaminergic inhibition of LHRH-containing axons at the level of the ME might contribute to the regulation of LHRH release into the portal vessels.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1579-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunocytochemical and physiological evidence of a synapse between dopamine- and luteinizing hormone releasing hormone-containing neurons in the ewe median eminence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't