Suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain: An immunocytochemical and morphometric analysis

• Published in: The Anatomical record Vol. 244; no. 4; pp. 552 - 562
• Main Authors: Hofman, M.A., Zhou, J.‐N., Swaab, D.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.04.1996
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - pathology; Analysis of Variance; Cell Count; Child; Female; Human hypothalamus; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Male; Middle Aged; Neurons - cytology; Neurons - immunology; Sex Characteristics; Sexual dimorphism; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - chemistry; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - cytology; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - analysis; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; Vasopressin; Vasopressins - analysis

Background The present paper describes the immunocytochemical and morphometric characteristics of two major cell groups of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the human hypothalamus: the vasopressin (VP) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) neuronal subdivisions. The dimensions (volume and l...