title: The hypothalamus of Lacerta sicula R. II. A Golgi study of the preoptic area.
abstract: An analysis of the preoptic area of the lizard, Lacerta sicula R., with the use of the Golgi method revealed that: 1) in principle, the dendritic pattern of its neurons is relatively simple; 2) the supraoptic nucleus contains large- to medium-sized bipolar or multipolar neurons together with small, usually multipolar nerve cells; 3) the preoptic periventricular gray and the paraventricular nucleus exhibit a varied neuronal typology, including large multipolar or bipolar elements, abundant CSF-contacting neurons and some tufted elements; and 4) the lateral regions display some conspicuous multipolar neurons.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000166:cytology*; D008116:Lizards; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000166:cytology*