Neural Plasticity
Volume 8, Issue 4, Pages 271-284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2001.271
Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in Differentiating Neurons of the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Stimulatory Influence of Serotonin Afferents
1Laboratory of Hormonal Regulations, Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
2Laboratory of Neurohistology, Institute of Normal Physiology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
3Département des Signaux Intercellulaires, Institut des Neurosciences, Université P. et M. Curie, paris, France
4Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Moléculaire, Université Paris, Créteil, France
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Abstract
The influence of serotonin afferents on
tyrosine hydroxylase expression in differentiating
neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus was studied
in vivo and in vitro. In the in vivo study, pchlorophenylalanine
inhibited serotonin synthesis
in fetal brain from the