CHOLECYSTOKININ-LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVE RETINAL GANGLION-CELLS PROJECT TO THE VENTRAL LATERAL GENICULATE-NUCLEUS IN PIGEONS

被引:5
作者
BRITTO, LRG [1 ]
HAMASSAKIBRITTO, DE [1 ]
机构
[1] SAO PAULO STATE UNIV,INST BIOMED SCI,DEPT PHYSIOL & BIOPHYS,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
CHOLECYSTOKININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; RETINAL GANGLION CELL; SUBCORTICAL VISUAL PATHWAY; VENTRAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90153-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A subpopulation of retinal ganglion cells projecting to the pigeon ventral lateral geniculate nucleus was shown to contain cholecystokinin-like immunoreactivity. These ganglion cells were mainly distributed in the peripheral retina, and their somata sizes were medium to large (14-23-mu-m). Taken together with previous findings, these results indicate that the retinal input to the ventral geniculate is chemically heterogeneous.
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页码:322 / 326
页数:5
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