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  • Title: Partial co-existence of NADPH-diaphorase and acetylcholinesterase in the hypothalamic magnocellular secretory nuclei of the rat.
    Author: Crespo C, Sánchez F, Alonso JR, Arévalo R, Carretero J, Aijón J, Vázquez R.
    Journal: J Chem Neuroanat; 1998 Mar; 14(2):71-8. PubMed ID: 9625351.
    Abstract:
    Co-localization of NADPH-diaphorase (ND) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities were explored in the magnocellular secretory nuclei of the rat hypothalamus by means of a double histochemical staining of the same sections. Partial co-existence was found in all the nuclei studied (paraventricular, supraoptic, fornicals and circular nuclei). No particular location of the neurons expressing both markers was found, although in the paraventricular nucleus all of them (ND +, AChE + and neurons expressing both markers) were preferentially located in the magnocellular subdivisions whereas in the parvicellular ones only some neurons belonging to all three types were detected, mainly located in the periventricular and medial subdivisions. The lowest degree of co-existence was found at the level of the main magnocellular nuclei (supraoptic and paraventricular) when compared with the accessory magnocellular nuclei, especially the posterior fornical and the circular nuclei. These results extend previous data on the chemical nature of the neurons producing nitric oxide in the neurosecretory nuclei and the possible functional role of this atypical messenger in the hypothalamus.
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