Identification of the suprachiasmatic nucleus venous portal system in the mammalian brain

The first known portal system in the mammalian brain was identified in 1933. Here the authors describe a new portal system between the capillary beds of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus master clock and a circumventricular organ, enabling humoral signals to reach targets without dilution in the systemic...

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Main Authors: Yifan Yao, Alana B’nai Taub, Joseph LeSauter, Rae Silver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25793-z