PRENATAL ONTOGENY OF GROWTH-HORMONE RELEASING HORMONE EXPRESSION IN RAT HYPOTHALAMUS

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作者
BURGUNDER, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BERN,NEUROL KLIN,NEUROMORPHOL LAB,CH-3000 BERN,SWITZERLAND
关键词
GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HYBRIDIZATION HISTOCHEMISTRY; ONTOGENY; HYPOTHALAMUS; RAT;
D O I
10.1159/000112190
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The prenatal development of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) gene expression was studied in rat hypothalamus using hybridization histochemistry. Two populations of neurons expressing the GHRH gene were found and they had a different pattern of development. Neurons in the arcuate nucleus first expressed GHRH on E16 and 4 days later an adult-like pattern was found. Few neurons along the laterodorsal aspect of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus expressed GHRH on E17, with a subsequent increase of expression over the next days. On the day before birth, adult-like patterns were seen. These results demonstrate the differential regulation of GHRH gene expression in the rat hypothalamus.
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