CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM NEURONS IDENTIFIED AFTER INJECTION OF PSEUDORABIES VIRUS INTO THE RAT CLITORIS

被引：59

作者：

MARSON, L

机构：

[1] Division of Urology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, CB 7235

来源：

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS | 1995年 / 190卷 / 01期

关键词：

FEMALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; EFFERENTS; BRAIN; SPINAL CORD;

D O I：

10.1016/0304-3940(95)11495-I

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

Transneuronal tracing techniques were used to identify putative spinal and brain neurons involved in the efferent control of the clitoris. Pseudorabies virus was injected into the rat clitoris and virus-labeled neurons were identified immunohistochemically. Neurons were found primarily in L5-S1 segments of the spinal cord. In addition, virus-labeled cells were found in T12-L4 and S2-S4. In the brain, virus-labeled cells were found in the nucleus paragigantocellularis, raphe pallidus, raphe magnus, Barrington's nucleus, ventrolateral central gray, hypothalmus and medial pre-optic region. These data identify a multisynaptic circuit of neurons which may be involved in clitoral control.

引用

页码：41 / 44

页数：4

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