Vol. 37 (1) 2016 Neuro endocrinology letters

Expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein in astrocytes of rat supraoptic nucleus throughout estrous cycle.

OBJECTIVE: Oxytocin (OXT) could facilitate preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge in animals and humans while brain OXT production depends on glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-associated astrocytic plasticity. Here, we examined if GFAP expressions in OXT-producing hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) correlate to special estrous s.....