Identification, in the External Region of the Rat Median Eminence, of Separate Neurophysin-vasopressin and Neurophysin-oxytocin Containing Nerve Fibres

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Journal Cell Tissue Res

Specialties Anatomy & Histology
Cell Biology

Date 1976 May 6

PMID 1268932

Citations 26

Authors

K Dierickx

F VANDESANDE

J de Mey

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Abstract

Immuno-enzyme cytochemical investigations, using single and double staining techniques, showed that the external region of the rat median eminence contains separate neurophysin-vasopressin fibres and neurophysin-oxytocin fibres. These neurophysin-hormone containing nerve fibres are influenced by bilateral adrenalectomy and by colchicine treatment. The external region of the median eminence of the homozygous Brattleboro rat contains neurophysin-oxytocin fibres. It does not contain immuno-reactive neurophysin-vasopressin fibres. Bilateral adrenalectomy also influences the neurophysin-vasopressin containing neurons of the suprachiasmatic nuclei. In the neurons of the parvicellular part of the rat hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei, staining for vasopressin and for oxytocin is completely absent.

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