Altered physiological states require neuronal adaptation. In late pregnancy and lactation, a
sub-population of the mouse hypothalamic tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neurons …

Complete or retrochiasmatic deafferentations of the mediobasal hypothalamus were made
in female rats 7 days prior to experimentation in order to determine the role played by …

In many tissues, including brain, prolactin action is predominantly mediated by the Janus
kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signal transduction pathway …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of the morphology of central
monoamine neurons and the function of central monoamine neurons. The Nigro–Neostriatal …

Decades ago, in the late 1950s, dopamine (DA), a highly conserved catecholaminergic
neurotransmitter, was discovered in the mammalian brain [1]. The first role identified for DA …

The activity of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons has been estimated biochemically by
measuring the rates of dopamine (DA) synthesis (accumulation of dihydroxyphenylalanine …

The involvement of the tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neurons in the genesis of
hyperprolactinemia in female thyroidectomized rats treated with estrogen was the focus of …

Hypothalamic neuroendocrine dopaminergic neurons exhibit a diurnal rhythm. Higher level
input to these neurons has not been described. In the present study, we identified fibers …

Giving birth triggers a wide repertoire of physiological and behavioral changes in the mother
to enable her to feed and care for her offspring. These changes require coordination and are …

The output of prolactin (PRL) is highly dynamic with dramatic changes in its secretion from
the anterior pituitary gland depending on prevailing physiological status. In adult female …