Glutamic acid decarboxylase-containing axons synapse on LHRH neurons in the rat medial preoptic area.
A double-label electron microscopic immunostaining procedure was employed to examine the interconnections of glutamic acid decarboxylase(GAD)- and LHRH-immunoreactive neurons in the medial preoptic area of the rat. The results provide ultrastructural evidence that GABA-ergic neurons establish symmetric (Gray II) synapses on LHRH neurons.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000032:analysis*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000032:analysis*; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009474:Neurons / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure
D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase