Electron microscopic immunohistochemical localization of alpha-msh in the rat brain.
Using an immunohistochemical technique at the electron microscopic level, it has been shown that alpha-MSH is localized within the small vesicles of a few cell bodies found in the arcuate nucleus and numerous nerve fibers widely distributed throughout the brain. These findings suggest that alpha-MSH could possibly be considered as a neurotransmitter.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats
D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones