Mittelman-Smith M, Krajewski-Hall S, McMullen N, Rance N (2015) Neurokinin 3 receptor-expressing neurons in the median preoptic nucleus modulate heat-dissipation effectors in the female rat. Endocrinology 156:2552-2562. doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1974
Summary: Kisspeptin and Neurokinin B (NKB) expression in the infundibular, or arcuate, nucleus is increased after menopause. Here the authors investigate whether KNDy (kisspeptin, NKB, and dynorphin expressing) neurons are able to influence cutaneous vasodilation through Neurokinin 3 (NK3)-expressing projections from the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). Rats received two 10-ng injections of NK3-SAP (Cat. #IT-63) into the MnPO. Blank-SAP (Cat. #IT-21) was used as a control. The data indicate that NK3-expressing neurons in the MnPO facilitate vasodilation.
Related Products: NKB-SAP (Cat. #IT-63), Blank-SAP (Cat. #IT-21)