Immediate-Early Gene Expression in Sensory Circumventricular Organs
During the past 15 years, study of expression of genes such as c-fos and c-jun has provided invaluable tools for studying the function of either individual cells or whole populations of neurons in the CNS. This approach has been especially helpful in stud
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Vol. 172
Editors F. Beck, Melbourne B. Christ, Freiburg W. Kriz, Heidelberg W. Kummer, GieBen E. Marani, Leiden R. Putz, Miinchen Y. Sano, Kyoto T. H. Schiebler, Wurzburg K. Zilles, Dusseldorf
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M.J. McKinley· R.M. McAllen P. Davern- M.E. Giles J. Penschow . N. Sunn A. Uschakov . B.J. Oldfield
The Sensory Cireumventrieular Organs of the Mammalian Brain Subfornical Organ, OVLT and Area Postrema
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Michael J. McKinley, PhD, DSc Robin M. McAllen, BSc (Hons) PhD, MBChB Pamela Davern, BSc, Lipt B Michelle E. Giles, BAppSc Jenny Penschow, BAppSc, PhD Nana Sunn, BSc (Hons) Aaron Uschakov, BSc (Hons) Brian J. Oldfield, BSc (Hons), PhD Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine University ofMelbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia Mail to: Dr M.J. McKinley Howard Florey Institute University of Melbourne, Vic, 3010, Australia Fax: 6139348 1707 e-mail: [email protected] ISSN 0301-5556 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The sensory circumventricular organs of the mammalian brain / M.J. McKinley ... [et al.l p. cm. - (Advances in anatomy, embryoloy, and cell biology, ISSN 0301-5556; v. 172) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-540-00419-6 ISBN 978-3-642-55532-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-55532-9 1. Circumventricular organs. I. McKinley, M.). (Michael ).),1946- H. Series. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law.
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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the support for their research from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Institute Block Grant 983001 ; the Ian Potter Foundation; the Robert J. Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation; and the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation. We are grateful to Mariella McKinley and Kati Bromley for artwork.
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