Felten D L
J Neural Transm. 1976;39(4):269-80. doi: 10.1007/BF01266303.
Catecholamine neurons were found in the periventricular nucleus, arcuate nucleus, and a region around the mammillothalamic tract in the hypothalamus of the squirrel monkey. These neurons did not fluoresce in control or monoamine-oxidase-inhibited animals, and exhibited fluorescence only after intraventricular injections of alpha-methyl-norepinephrine. Dense accumulations of catecholamine varicosities appeared in the periventricular nucleus, external contact zone of the median eminence, and perivascular region of the median eminence; the arcuate nucleus contained no more than a moderate density of catecholamine varicosities. The median eminence fluorescence had a regional character, with greatest intensity in the caudal portion.
在松鼠猴下丘脑的室周核、弓状核以及乳头丘脑束周围区域发现了儿茶酚胺能神经元。在对照动物或用单胺氧化酶抑制剂处理的动物中，这些神经元不产生荧光，仅在脑室内注射α-甲基去甲肾上腺素后才呈现荧光。在室周核、正中隆起的外侧接触区和正中隆起的血管周围区域出现了密集的儿茶酚胺曲张体聚集；弓状核中儿茶酚胺曲张体的密度不超过中等水平。正中隆起的荧光具有区域特征，在尾部区域强度最大。
