The serotonin-immunoreactive system of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hibernating ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii
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The serotonin-immunoreactive system of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hibernating ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii
Abstract
In the suprachiasmatic nucleus (NSC) of hibernating and non-hibernating ground squirrels, the distribution of serotonin-immunoreactive (5HT-IR) fibers was studied by the use of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique. The cytology of perikarya giving rise to these suprachiasmatic 5HT-IR fibers was investigated in the anterior raphe nuclei. Differences in the immunoreactivity of suprachiasmatic fibers between hibernating and non-hibernating ground squirrels were determined by digital image analysis. The cellular activity was determined by digital image analysis. The cellular activity was determined densitometrically after RNA-staining in anterior raphe neurons and suprachiasmatic perikarya. Abundant 5HT-IR fibers were observed in the medial and ventromedial portions of the NSC. Frequently, the fibers were found in close contact with perikarya of suprachiasmatic neurons. The central portion of the nucleus and the surrounding hypothalamic areas contained only a few scattered 5HT-IR fibers. Inside the raphe nuclei, 5HT-IR fibers and perikarya formed a dense network. In hibernating ground squirrels, the immunoreactivity to serotonin was approximately 45% higher than in non-hibernating controls. This difference is in accordance with signs of higher neuronal activity (40% higher RNA-content, 20% larger cell nuclei) in 5HT-IR perikarya of the raphe nucleus and the persisting activity of the NSC during hibernation; the activity of other brain regions dropped conspicuously in torpid animals.
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