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ucn1xenopus optic tectum 

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Evidence that urocortin I acts as a neurohormone to stimulate alpha MSH release in the toad Xenopus laevis.



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ucn1.L laevis adult frog stage optic tectum

  Fig. 5. Transverse sections at levels K–Q of the brain of X. laevis, with UCN1-immunoreactive cell bodies and fibers. (a) Edinger–Westphal nucleus. (b) Detail of (a), showing intricate dendritic ramifications. (c) Nucleus motorius nervi trigemini. (d) Cochlear nucleus, with varicose fiber in inset. In c, dorsal is not on top, and orientation of dorsal (d)–lateral (l) has been indicated. Scale bar a = 50 μm, b = 25 μm, c = 10 μm, d = 20 μm.