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

被引：19

作者：

PARE, D

STERIADE, M

机构：

[1] Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, Que

来源：

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS | 1993年 / 154卷 / 1-2期

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.

引用

页码：96 / 100

页数：5

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