Topography of the subnuclei of the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus in rats and the sensitivity of their neurons to insulin deficiency
Goufman, E.I.
Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny 99(2): 194-196
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9615 PMID: 3882168 Document Number: 249522
Light microscopy was used to investigate the morphology and topography of hypothalamic paraventricular subnuclei in adult male rats. The subnuclear cell reaction to experimental alloxan diabetes was studied by karyometry. The paraventricular nucleus was established to contain 10 subnuclei, 8 of which responded to disorders in carbohydrate metabolism. The data obtained are consistent with the hypothesis of the involvement of the paraventricular nucleus in the control of carbohydrate homeostasis.