Zinc in hypothalamus and hypophysis of the rat.
Zinc has been located using both histochemical and autoradiographic procedures in the neurons of the nuclei of the hypothalamic medial area and in some adenohypophisary cells. Some suggestions about the functional significance of the presence of Zn in these places are made.
Pérez-Castejón
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Department of Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Vera-Gil
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Barral
M J
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Pérez-Castejón
M J
MJ
Lahoz
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D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*; D015037:Zinc Radioisotopes
D015037:Zinc Radioisotopes; D015032:Zinc