TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Neuropeptides in the cat diencephalon: I. Thalamus
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 5
SP  - 159
EP  - 169
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=01030159
KW  - alpha intermedin
KW  - beta endorphin
KW  - cholecystokinin octapeptide
KW  - delta sleep inducing peptide
KW  - metenkephalin
KW  - neuropeptide
KW  - neuropeptide Y
KW  - pancreas polypeptide
KW  - somatostatin 14
KW  - somatostatin 28
KW  - cat
KW  - diencephalon
KW  - immunocytochemistry
KW  - immunolocalization
KW  - nonhuman
KW  - peptidergic nervous system
KW  - radioimmunoassay
KW  - review
KW  - thalamus
N2  - In this paper we review the distribution and functions of neuropeptides in the cat thalamus. We focus our review on the following topics: 1) the distribution of neuropeptides in the cat thalamus; 2) the coexistence of neuropeptides in the cat thalamus; 3) the anatomical relationships between neuropeptides in the cat thalamus; 4) the peptidergic pathways in the cat thalamus; 5) a comparison of the distribution of neuropeptides in the mammalian thalamus; and 6) the physiological functions of neuropeptides in the cat thalamus. Although in recent years our knowledge of the distribution of neuropeptides in the cat thalamus has increased considerably, there still remains much to do in this feline brain region in order to know the distribution of other neuropeptides, the physiological interactions among them, the afferent and efferent peptidergic pathways, and the physiological roles of such neuropeptides. In the future, other methods (e.g., in situ hybridization, tract-tracing...) in addition to immunocytochemical methods should be used in the cat thalamus to increase our knowledge of the neuropeptides in this diencephalic region.
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