In the rat median eminence, corticotropin-releasing factor and oxytocin neurosecretory granules were colocalized in the same fibers of the internal layer.
In plain wordsIn lab tests of rat median-eminence tissue, oxytocin and CRF granules were found in the same fibers of the internal layer.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- Not applicableColocalization of CRF and oxytocin granules in the same fibers
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
rat median eminence tissue (Long Evans and Brattleboro)- Outcome group
- Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
The peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique used on serial ultrathin sections revealed CRF and oxytocin neurosecretory granule colocalization in the same fibers of the internal layer running towards the posterior pituitary.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Comparative ultrastructural localization of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and oxytocin was performed in the rat median eminence of Long Evans and Brattleboro rats.
In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.