INCREASING NEURON NUMBERS IN THE VASOPRESSIN AND OXYTOCIN CONTAINING NUCLEUS OF THE ADULT FEMALE PIG HYPOTHALAMUS

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

卷:132

Article

VANEERDENBURG, FJCM ; SWAAB, DF

关键词: BRAIN DEVELOPMENT;    VASOPRESSIN;    OXYTOCIN;    MORPHOMETRY;    SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0304-3940(91)90439-Z

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Neuron number and volume of the recently described vasopressin and oxytocin containing nucleus (VON) in the pig hypothalamus have been studied into adulthood. Following a 2.5-fold increase in both sexes around puberty, both neuron number and volume of the VON continued to increase in the female pig between 1 and 2.5 years of age. Since no such increase occurred in the male, the VON exhibits a pronounced sexual dimorphism in adulthood of 260%.

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