Article
Characterization of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus of Crh-IRES-Cre mutant mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wamsteeker Cusulin Jaclyn I, Füzesi Tamás, Watts Alan G, Bains Jaideep S
Abstract excerpt
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) initiate and control neuroendocrine responses to psychogenic and physical stress. Investigations into the physiology of CRH neurons, however, have been hampered by the lack of tools for adequately targeting or visualizing this cell population. Here we characterize CRH neurons in the PVN of mice that...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Membrane
- Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Glutamic Acid
- Integrases
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Neurons
- Optogenetics