Topography of neurophysin-immunoreactive neurons projecting to the neurohypophysis: direct evidence as revealed by a double staining method.
The topographic distribution of neurophysin-immunoreactive (NP-IR) cells projecting to the posterior pituitary gland has been studied in the cat using a double staining method: immunohistochemistry of neurophysin in conjunction with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) retrograde tracer technique. We found that almost all the hypothalamic NP-IR cells project directly to the neurohypophysis except those localized in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and in the caudal part of the paraventricular nucleus.
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Département de Médecine Expérimentale, INSERM U52, C.N.R.S., Faculté de Medecine, Lyon, France.
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D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000166:cytology; D009481:Neurophysins / Q000032:analysis*; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology; D010904:Pituitary Gland, Posterior / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology*; D013495:Supraoptic Nucleus / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology
D009481:Neurophysins; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase