EVIDENCE FOR AN AGE-DEPENDENT DECREASE IN THE IMMUNOREACTIVE PROLACTIN-CONTAINING TERMINALS OF THE MEDIAN-EMINENCE OF MALE-RATS

Authors
SIAUD P BARBANEL G GIVALOIS L REYMOND MJ BALMEFREZOL M ASSENMACHER I
Citation
P. Siaud et al., EVIDENCE FOR AN AGE-DEPENDENT DECREASE IN THE IMMUNOREACTIVE PROLACTIN-CONTAINING TERMINALS OF THE MEDIAN-EMINENCE OF MALE-RATS, Experimental physiology, 78(6), 1993, pp. 851-854
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Experimental physiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09580670
Volume
78
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
851 - 854
Database
ISI
SICI code
0958-0670(1993)78:6<851:EFAADI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Labelling patterns of immunoreactive prolactin (IR-PRL)-containing and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-containing nerve terminals of the median em inence (ME) were compared in young adult (aged 3 months) and old (aged 24 months) male Wistar rats. In the young rats, IR-PRL- and TH-immuno stained fibres extended throughout the externalmost layer of die ME. I n the old rats, a significant decrease in the intensity of labelling o f IR-PRL terminals was observed in this layer, with a slight reduction in the extent of labelling. As far as TH terminals were concerned, no difference could be detected between young and old animals.