Resumen
This study reports the quantitative immunohistochemical distribution of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) neurons within rostral forebrain of young (5-6 month) and old (26-28 month) C57BL/6J mouse. Old mice demonstrated a significant (18%) loss of LH-RH-containing neurons (p < 0.001, ANOVA). The most striking losses involved the preoptic area (24%) and more rostral regions (26%). The presence of pituitary or mesenteric tumors in order mice did not affect the density of LH-RH neurons. These observations indicate that LH-RH neurons comprise part of the neuronal population previously reported to be reduced in the preoptic area of older mice (4).
Idioma original | English (US) |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 217-221 |
Número de páginas | 5 |
Publicación | Neurobiology of Aging |
Volumen | 11 |
N.º | 3 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - 1990 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Aging
- General Neuroscience
- Developmental Biology