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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1989; 94(4/05): 121-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1210887
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Sexually Dimorphic Level of CCK-8-Like Immunoreactive Neuronal Somata within Several Basal Forebrain Nuclei of the Rat*)

C. Pfister1 , R. Schade2 , T. Ott2
  • 1Institute of Anatomy (Director: Prof. Dr. sc. med. J. Wenzel) of Humboldt University (Charité), Berlin, GDR
  • 2Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Director: Prof. Dr. sc. med. T. Ott) of Humboldt University (Charité), Berlin, GDR
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1988

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16 July 2009 (online)

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Summary

Using indirect immunocytochemical technique CCK-8-like immunoreactive somata could be demonstrated in different basal forebrain nuclei of adult rat (olfactory tubercle, nucleus accumbens septi, nucleus tractus diagonalis BROCA, nucleus septi medialis et lateralis, caudate-putamen-complex).

The comparison of these findings with those of rapid Golgi technique and AChE histochemistry suggested that all CCK-8 immunostaining nerve cells should be aspiny neurons and, partly at least, a coexistence of CCK-8 and acetylcholine is assumed.

In the number of neuronal somata with CCK-8-like immunoreactivity in all nuclei, especially in the caudate-putamen-complex, a distinct difference between male and female rats exist.

Key words

CCK-8 - Immunohistochemistry - Caudate-putamen-complex - Sex differences - Eat

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