Coexistence of neuropeptide Y and somatostatin in rat and human cortical and rat hypothalamic neurons.
The distribution and coexistence of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and somatostatin (SOM) were evaluated in rat and human cerebral cortex and in the rat hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (n) using double immunofluorescent staining in which primary antisera were raised in different species. The results of the study indicate extensive coexistence of NPY and SOM in both rat and human cortex but only occasional coexistence in the rat arcuate n.
D000328:Adult; D001111:Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*
D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D013004:Somatostatin