Extra-hippocampal projections of CCK neurons of the hippocampus and subiculum.
A population of neurons in the hippocampus and subiculum contains cholecystokinin (CCK). Following transection of the dorsal fornix, a major afferent pathway of the hippocampus and associated structures. CCK levels were reduced in the septum and hypothalamus. A microdissection analysis indicated that the loss of CCK occurred in nuclei receiving direct projections from the hippocampus and subiculum, suggesting that CCK-containing neurons in the hippocampus and subiculum project to extrahippocampal regions.
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
D002766:Cholecystokinin