title: Adrenergic innervation of the rat hypothalamus.
abstract: The adrenergic innervation of the hypothalamus was studied by measuring hypothalamic adrenaline levels following surgical transection of the lower brain stem or electrolytic lesion of the medullary adrenaline-containing cell groups. The adrenaline levels in some hypothalamic nuclei and in the median eminence showed a slight decrease after partial transection of the medulla oblongata, whilst there was a pronounced decrease (by 59-78%) 7-10 days following total hemisection or unilateral lesion of the C1-catecholaminergic cell group in the medulla oblongata.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000502:physiology; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D004837:Epinephrine