Article
Separate neuronal populations of the rat substantia nigra pars lateralis with distinct projection sites and transmitter phenotypes.
Neuroscience - 1 Jan 1992
Moriizumi T, Leduc-Cross B, Wu J Y, Hattori T
Abstract excerpt
The topographic organization of the nigral cells sending axons to the striatum, amygdala and inferior colliculus was studied in the rat substantia nigra pars lateralis by using retrograde fluorescent tracers. Nigral perikarya projecting to the inferior colliculus were located dorsolaterally withi...
Topics
- Amidines
- Amygdala
- Animals
- Corpus Striatum
- Dopamine
- Glutamate Decarboxylase
- Horseradish Peroxidase
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Neural Pathways
- Neurons
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Phenotype
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Substantia Nigra
- Superior Colliculi
- Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
