2.2. 2. Emerging concepts 3. Afferent inputs to the SON and magnocellular PVN 3. I.
Distributions within the nuclei 3. II PVN dendritic projections 3.1. 2. SON dendritic projections …

Publisher Summary The paraventriculo (PVN)-supraoptico (SON)-neurohypophysial system
is the most thoroughly characterized peptidergic system in the brain, both from the …

In mammals, the magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic nucleus (SON) have been
classified into vasopressin-(VP) and oxytocin-(OT) producing subtypes. The degree to which …

The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) has been implicated in a remarkable
number of functions including control of pituitary-adrenocortical activity in response to stress …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the neuronal secretory systems to critically
examine the processes in the magnocellular neurons, and considers to what extent they are …

328 MICHAEL v. SOFRONIEW AND ADOLF WEINDL immunohistochemical technique. The
rat and guinea pig CNS have been extensively examined, and many of the findings have …

Living organisms display a remarkable capacity to maintain a relatively constant internal
milieu in the face of unrelenting challenges posed by the requirements of metabolism, and …

Magnocellular neurons located in the supraoptic nucleus send their principal axons to
terminate in the neurohypophysis, where they release vasopressin and oxytocin into the …

The distribution of catecholaminergic fibers and cell bodies in the paraventricular and
supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus was investigated with immunohistochemical methods …

A cell‐by‐cell analysis of the magnocellular elements in hypothalami of fifty Long‐Evans
(normal) and Brattleboro (diabetes insipidis) rats was done using the unlabeled antibody …