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Spinal cord cells innervating the bilateral parabrachial nuclei in the rat. A retrograde fluorescent double-labeling study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1337579     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The internal lateral nucleus (IL) of the parabrachial nucleus receives information from the spinal cord. The IL perhaps relays nociceptive signals to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus, apparently being implicated in the motivational-affective component of pain reactions. However, cells of origin of spinal fibers to the IL have not been investigated enough. We intended to clarify these cells, as well as their shapes, by retrograde double-labeling techniques. Fast blue and diamidino yellow dyes were injected, respectively, into the left and right ILs. The distribution of double-labeled cells was almost the same as that of single-labeled cells on both sides of the spinal cord. The total number of bilateral double-labeled cells was highest in the dorsolateral part of the lateral funiculus (DL), followed, in order, by lamina I, the dorsomedial part of the lateral funiculus (DM), lamina V and lamina VII. A few double-labeled cells were seen in laminae II-IV, VI, VIII and X. The ratio of the total number of bilateral double-labeled cells to the total number of bilateral single-labeled cells through the spinal cord was 43% in the DL, 37% in the DM, 28% in lamina V and 24% in lamina I. The ratio was 10% or less in the other remaining laminae. No marked differences were observed between the shapes of double- and single-labeled cells.
Authors:
J Yamada; T Kitamura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience research     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0168-0102     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci. Res.     Publication Date:  1992 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-03-16     Completed Date:  1993-03-16     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8500749     Medline TA:  Neurosci Res     Country:  IRELAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  273-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Tokyo Medical College, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amidines
Animals
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Nerve Fibers / physiology
Neural Pathways / cytology
Pons / anatomy & histology,  cytology*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Spinal Cord / cytology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amidines; 0/diamidino compound 253/50; 88746-72-9/diamidino yellow

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