THE RETICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS PROJECTS TO THE CONTRALATERAL DORSAL THALAMUS IN MACAQUE MONKEY

被引:19
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作者
PARE, D
STERIADE, M
机构
[1] Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, Que
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
RETICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; DORSAL THALAMUS; CONTRALATERAL PROJECTION;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(93)90180-S
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
This study demonstrates, using the retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase conjugated to the lectin wheat germ-agglutinin (WGA-HRP), that the reticular thalamic nucleus (RE) projects to the contralateral dorsal thalamus in macaque monkeys. Retrogradely labeled neurons were found in the RE nucleus following WGA-HRP injections confined to the contralateral dorsal thalamus. In light of the currently hypothesized role of the RE nucleus in the genesis of spindling rhythmicity during EEG-synchronized sleep, this finding suggests that the RE nucleus contributes to the bilateral synchrony of spindle waves through its contralateral dorsal thalamic projection.
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页码:96 / 100
页数:5
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