"DARK" AND "PALE" CELLS OF THE AMYGDALA COMPLEX IN DYNAMICS OF THE ESTROUS CYCLE
A. V. Akhmadeev, L. B. Kalimullina
Department of Morphology and Physiology of Man and Animals, Bashkir State University, Ufa;
e-mail: mpha@bsu.bashedu.ru
Data on cytological peculiarities of dorsomedial nucleus neurones of the amygdala complex, one of the main
zones of sexual dimorphism, in dynamics of estrous cycle are reported. We show that structural and functional characteristics
of "dark" and "pale" cells may change depending on the concentrations of gonadal steroids in estrous and metaestrous stages.
This specifies the previous hypothesis about mutual reorganization of these cells.
Key words: "dark" and "pale" cells, zones of sexual dimorphism, amygdala
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