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Ultrastructural evidence for intra‐ and extranuclear projections of GABAergic neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology, ISSN: 1096-9861, Vol: 340, Issue: 3, Page: 381-391
1994
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GABAergic projections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) were demonstrated in a double‐labelling ultrastructural study which visualised the efferents of the SCN by PHA‐L tracing, diaminobenzidine (DAB) immunocytochemistry, and GABA with immunogold postembedding staining. The results show a strong contralateral projections of the SCN that is partly GABA‐containing. In addition, ipsilateral SCN projections to the dorsomedial hypothalamus and periventricular part of the paraventricular nucleus and subparaventricular nucleus were shown to contain GABA. The present results indicate that the SCN may utilize this inhibitory neurotransmitter to regulate and organize its own circadian rhythm as well as using GABA to transmit its diurnal information to other regions of the brain. © Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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