Sexually dimorphic level of CCK-8-like immunoreactive neuronal somata within several basal forebrain nuclei of the rat.
Using indirect immunocytochemical technique CCK-8-like immunoreactive somata could be demonstrated in different basal forebrain nuclei of adult rat (olfactory tubercle, nucleus accumbens septi, nucleus tractus diagonalis BROCA, nucleus septi medialis et lateralis, caudate-putamen-complex). The comparison of these findings with those of rapid Golgi technique and AChE histochemistry suggested that all CCK-8 immunostaining nerve cells should be aspiny neurons and, partly at least, a coexistence of CCK-8 and acetylcholine is assumed. In the number of neuronal somata with CCK-8-like immunoreactivity in all nuclei, especially in the caudate-putamen-complex, a distinct difference between male and female rats exist.
Pfister
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Institute of Anatomy, Humboldt University (Charité), Berlin, GDR.
Schade
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Ott
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D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012844:Sincalide / Q000032:analysis*
D012844:Sincalide