Aging and long-term ovariectomy alter the cytoarchitecture of the hypothalamic-preoptic area of the C57BL/6J mouse
Miller M, Gould B, Nelson J. Aging and long-term ovariectomy alter the cytoarchitecture of the hypothalamic-preoptic area of the C57BL/6J mouse. Neurobiology Of Aging 1989, 10: 683-690. PMID: 2628780, DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(89)90005-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term ovariectomyArcuate nucleusPreoptic areaNeuronal densitySuprachiasmatic nucleusIntact miceAged female rodentsSizes of gliaHypothalamic-preoptic areaDensity of blood vesselsFemale rodentsMonths of ageArea of nucleolusOvariectomized miceQuantitative light microscopyEffects of agePerikaryal areaOld miceNeuronal areasCoronal sectionsOvariectomyMiceReproductive functionBlood vesselsAge