ADRENOMEDULLIN-IMMUNOREACTIVE NEURONS IN THE PARAVENTRICULAR AND SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEI OF THE RAT

Authors
UETA Y KITAMURA K ISSE T SHIBUYA I KABASHIMA N YAMAMOTO S KANGAWA K MATSUO H ETO T YAMASHITA H
Citation
Y. Ueta et al., ADRENOMEDULLIN-IMMUNOREACTIVE NEURONS IN THE PARAVENTRICULAR AND SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEI OF THE RAT, Neuroscience letters, 202(1-2), 1995, pp. 37-40
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuroscience letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03043940
Volume
202
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
37 - 40
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-3940(1995)202:1-2<37:ANITPA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The existence of adrenomedullin (AM) in the rat hypothalamus was exami ned by immunohistochemistry. AM-immunoreactive neurons were found in t he supraoptic nucleus (SON) and in the magnocellular parts of the para ventricular nucleus (PVN). The co-existence of AM-, oxytocin- and/or v asopressin-immunoreactivity was identified in the same neurons in the hypothalamus. The results suggest that the AM may play a role in neuro transmission or in cardiovascular control with neurohypophyseal hormon es.