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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Innervation within the aging male rat pituitary neurointermediate lobe was examined using immunocytochemical methods with antisera to rate-limiting enzymes for serotonin (tryptophan hydroxylase, TpOH) or catecholamine (tyrosine hydroxylase TH) synthesis. Immunostaining for both enzymes was observed in both neural and intermediate lobes in younger rats (age 6 weeks or 7 months), but TpOH was absent from the intermediate lobe in older groups (10-12, 15-16, and 18-19 months). Colocalization of TpOH and TH was demonstrated in some nerve fibers, using immunofluorescence. The oldest age group showed a reduced staining pattern for TH. 5-hydroxytryptophan, the immediate precursor for serotonin (5-HT), was taken up and converted to immunoreactive 5-HT in all age groups. Overall, the pattern of staining for regulatory neurotransmitters or enzymes which ultimately affect pituitary intermediate lobe secretory function is significantly modulated during the aging process.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0014-4886
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
121
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunocytochemical studies of tryptophan hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and serotonin innervation in the aging rat neurointermediate pituitary.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131-5211.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.