title: The distribution of melanin-concentrating hormone in the monkey brain (Cebus apella).
abstract: Melanin-concentrating hormone was identified in the brain of Cebus monkey using immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization. MCH-immunoreactive neurons were found in the lateral hypothalamus and dorsolateral zona incerta. MCH-ir fibers were seen in the medial mammillary nucleus, and in the median eminence, and very few fibers in the globus pallidus. This is the first report describing the MCH-ir cell and fiber distribution in the monkey brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900 SP, Brazil. jacibi@usp.br
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frigo
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rissman
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Casatti
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nahon
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002428:Cebus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000378:metabolism; D007026:Hypothalamic Area, Lateral / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D008326:Mammillary Bodies / Q000378:metabolism; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000378:metabolism; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones