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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-6-24
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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.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
0014-4886
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
121
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
119-26
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-5-Hydroxytryptophan,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Aging,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Immunohistochemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Pituitary Gland,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Rats, Inbred F344,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Rats, Sprague-Dawley,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Serotonin,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Tryptophan Hydroxylase,
pubmed-meshheading:8098693-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Immunocytochemical studies of tryptophan hydroxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and serotonin innervation in the aging rat neurointermediate pituitary.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Anatomy, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131-5211.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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