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1989a, b, 1990). Monkeys. , 2005a). In normal 29 30 2 Brain neurons partly expressing monoaminergic phenotype . , 2002). , 2006). Dorsally, the neurons were concentrated toward the dorsal border of the striatum near the corpus callosum. Ventrally, the striatal distribution of TH‐immunoreactive neurons appeared to be continuous with DA‐ergic neuron populations in the ventrobasal regions of the forebrain. Along the lateral edge of the putamen, the neurons were present in the neuropil and in the adjacent white matter.
From these quantitative data, it indirectly follows that relatively large populations of monoenzymatic neurons may be of functional importance. Suprachiasmatic nucleus. , 1991) is a promising model for the study of monoenzymatic neurons. , 1995). The former population is located in the ventral and ventrolateral regions of the nucleus whereas the latter population is distributed at the periphery of the nucleus (> Figure 2-5) (Novak and Nunez, 1998). Hypothalamic ‘‘magnocellular’’ nuclei. Since the mid‐eighties, it has been repeatedly demonstrated that vasopressinergic neurons of the hypothalamic ‘‘magnocellular’’ nuclei, the supraoptic nucleus, the dorsolateral paraventricular nucleus, and ‘‘accessory’’ nuclei, are capable to coexpress TH in all studied mammals, rodents, and primates.
2006). , 1997). , 2003). , 2000). , 1995) may also be interpreted in favor of the earlier hypothesis. Although the hypothesis about the L‐DOPA functioning as a neurotransmitter is attractive, some arguments should be considered with caution. , 2003). In practice, it is quiet difficult to inhibit completely the enzymes of synthesis of classical neurotransmitters when using a pharmacological approach. , 2003) is considered a morphological evidence of the L‐DOPA delivery from the monoenzymatic TH‐axons to the hypophysial portal circulation.