Tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA-containing neurons in the medial amygdaloid nucleus and the reticular nucleus of the thalamus in the Syrian hamster.
To confirm previous immunocytochemical findings in colchicine-treated Syrian hamsters, in situ hybridization was used to investigate the distribution of TH mRNA-containing cells in the medial amygdaloid nucleus (Me) and the thalamic reticular nucleus (Rt) of untreated hamsters. TH mRNA-producing neurons were observed in anterior and posterior Me and throughout Rt, similar to the distribution of TH-immunostained cells in these areas of animals receiving colchicine. These data confirm that TH is normally produced in amygdaloid and thalamic cell groups which lie outside the classical catecholamine systems.
Asmus
S E
SE
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0616.
Newman
S W
SW
D000679:Amygdala / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D002452:Cell Count / Q000187:drug effects; D003078:Colchicine / Q000633:toxicity; D006224:Cricetinae; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000201:enzymology*; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*
D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D003078:Colchicine