期刊
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 313, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113886
关键词
Isotocin; Electric fish; Vasotocin; Preoptic area
资金
- PEDECIBA
- Universidad de la Republica
The study shows that the nonapeptide systems in electric fish have a common general organization, but subtle differences compared to other teleost species. It also reveals that IT and AVT neurons are intermingled in the preoptic area, but have different effects on basal electric signaling.
The vasopressin-vasotocin (AVP-AVT) and oxytocin-mesotocin-isotocin (OT-MT-IT) families of nonapeptides are of great importance in shaping context-dependent modulations of a conserved and yet highly plastic network of brain areas involved in social behavior: the social behavior network. The nonapeptide systems of teleost fish are highly conserved and share a common general organization. In this study, we first describe the presence of IT cells and projections in the brain of an electric fish, Gymnotus omarorum. Second, we confirm that IT neuron types and distribution in the preoptic area (POA) follow the same general pattern previously described in other teleost species. Third, we show that although IT and AVT neurons occur intermingled within the POA of G. omarorum and can be classified into the same subgroups, they present subtle but remarkable differences in size, number, and location. Finally, we show that unlike AVT, IT has no effect on basal electric signaling, reinforcing the specificity in the actions that each one of these nonapeptides has on social behavior and communication.
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