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Projections from vasopressin, oxytocin, and neurophysin neurons to neural targets in the rat and human
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Projections from vasopressin, oxytocin, and neurophysin neurons to neural targets were examined using the immunoperoxidase method. In the rat, neural target areas were found in portions of the limbic system, diencephalon, mesencephalon, brain stem, and spinal cord. In the human, only target areas in the brain stem and spinal cord were investigated. The projections to these targets derive from hypothalamic magnocellular vasopressin or oxytocin neurons, as well as from parvocellular vasopressin neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. In neural target areas, axo somatic, as well as axodendritic, contacts are made. The findings suggest that these projections interact with other neurons, rather than release hormone into the bloodstream.
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“…nucleus of the hypothalamus (SCN), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) and medial amygdala (MeA) project centrally to multiple areas in the brain (Buijs, 1978; Sofroniew & Weindl, 1978; Buijs & Swaab, 1979; Buijs, 1980; Sofroniew, 1980; Sofroniew, 1983; Rood & De Vries, 2011).”
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- Authors
- Sofroniew, M. V.
- Corresponding author
- Sofroniew, M V
- ORCID
- Sofroniew, M V
- Venue
- Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1980-05
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 475-478
- ISSN
- 0022-1554 (ISSN-L)
- 1551-5044
- OpenAlex
- W1991485877
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 37.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Keywords
- vasopressin neurons, oxytocin neurons, hypothalamic magnocellular neurons, suprachiasmatic nucleus, parvocellular neurons, neuronal projections, limbic system, diencephalon, midbrain, brainstem, spinal cord, axosomatic synapses, axodendritic synapses, neuropeptide release, rats, human
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Axons, Brain Chemistry, Dendrites, Humans, Hypothalamus, Neurons, Neurophysins, Oxytocin, Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus, Vasopressins, Rats
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