Fine structural organization of the subfornical organ. A concise review.
This review of the subfornical organ, with special emphasis on the rat, summarizes the fine structural characteristics of the capillaries, the access route for blood-borne substances, the ependyma through which cerebrospinal fluid-borne substances penetrate the organ, neuronal perikarya, and types of synapses and axons, together with a brief discussion of the principal as yet unresolved problems.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004326:Drinking; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D013356:Subfornical Organ / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*