The distribution of melanin-concentrating hormone in the monkey brain (Cebus apella).
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.
Bittencourt
J C
JC
Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900 SP, Brazil. jacibi@usp.br
Frigo
L
L
Rissman
R A
RA
Casatti
C A
CA
Nahon
J L
JL
Bauer
J A
JA
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
D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones