Cholecystokinin (CCK) has emerged as an important mammalian neuropeptide, localized in
peripheral organs and in the central nervous system. This review presents an overview of …

Publisher Summary Vasopressin and oxytocin projections may be involved in the regulation
of autonomic activity, and the paraventricular nuclei (PVN) sends vasopressin and oxytocin …

Within the central nervous system, glucagon-like peptide-1-(7–36) amide (GLP-1) acts as a
transmitter, inhibiting feeding and drinking behavior. Hypothalamic neuroendocrine neurons …

The hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is the major peptidergic neurosecretory
system through which the brain controls peripheral physiology. The hormones vasopressin …

Administration of cholecystokinin (CCK) to rats caused a dose-dependent increase in
plasma levels of the neurohypophyseal hormone oxytocin (OT). The OT secretion was …

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 …

2.1. 1. Oxytocin-secreting cells 2.1. 2. Vasopressin-secreting cells 2.1. 3. Firing patterns and
hormone release 2.2. Intrinsic properties 2.2. 1. Action potentials 2.2. 2. Hyperpolarizing …

Oxytocin neurons have a physiological role in food intake and energy balance. Central
administration of oxytocin is powerfully anorexigenic, reducing food intake and meal …

The comparative distribution of peptidergic neural systems in the brain of the euryhaline,
viviparous teleost Poecilia latipinna (green molly) was examined by immunohistochemistry …

Two immunohistochemical methods that allow the concurrent localization of neuroactive
substances within individual neurons have been used to identify, count, and chart the …