An up-to-date summary on sexual dimorphism of the CNS with special regard to sexual differentiation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and the amygdala in rat. The results provide morphological and immunocytochemical data that may be used for further studies on sexual dimorphic circuitry and its functional significance.
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978-3-642-57269-2 (9783642572692)
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10.1007/978-3-642-57269-2
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1 Introduction.- 1.1 Sexual Differentiation of the Brain.- 1.2 Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis.- 1.3 The Amygdala.- 1.4 Chemoarchitecture of the BST and the Amygdala.- 1.5 Gender-Related Characteristics of the BST and the Amygdala.- 1.6 Mediators of Reproductive Behavior.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 2.1 Experimental Animals.- 2.2 Anesthesia.- 2.3 Castrations.- 2.4 Experimental Treatment.- 2.5 Fixation.- 2.6 Sectioning.- 2.7 Nissl Staining.- 2.8 Immunocytochemistry.- 2.9 Morphometric Studies and Statistics.- 3 Results.- 3.1 Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis.- 3.2 The Amygdala.- 4 Discussion.- 4.1 Localization of the Nuclei.- 4.2 Volumes.- 4.3 Total Neuronal Density.- 4.4 GABA-Immunoreactive Neurons.- 4.5 Parvalbumin-Immunoreactive Neurons.- 4.6 Leucine-Enkephalin-Immunoreactive Neurons.- 4.7 Sexual Dimorphism of the CNS.- 5 Summary.- 5.1 The Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis.- 5.2 The Amygdala.- References.
