| Literature DB >> 9792613 |
G Légrádi1, J Hannibal, R M Lechan.
Abstract
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is widely distributed in many regions of the hypothalamus including the paraventricular nucleus (PVN). In this study, using well-characterized antibodies against PACAP and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), we identified numerous nerve fibers with PACAP-immunoreactivity (ir) closely apposed to CRH neurons in the medial parvocellular subdivision of the rat PVN. Electron microscopy revealed the presence of synapses between PACAP-ir containing terminals and CRH-perikarya and -dendrites. These morphological observations suggest that PACAP may modulate the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1998 PMID: 9792613 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00255-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046