THE ORGANIZATION OF FIBERS WITHIN THE RAT BASIS PEDUNCULI

被引:7
作者
GLICKSTEIN, M
KRALJHANS, I
LEGG, C
MERCIER, B
RAMNARAYAN, M
VAUDANO, E
机构
[1] Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London
关键词
PEDUNCLE; CORTICOFUGAL; PONS; EFFERENT; SUBCORTICAL; CEREBELLUM; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; BASIS PEDUNCULI;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(92)90139-X
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The organisation of corticofugal fibres within the basis pedunculi of rats was studied using wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase as an orthograde tracer. Following cortical injections, labelled fibres were distributed within the cerebral peduncle in an orderly way. Fibres which originate from cells in the frontal cortex maintain a position in the ventromedial part of the basis pedunculi. Fibres from the occipital and temporal cortex travel in the most dorsolateral part. Somatosensory fibres travel between these two. The extent of labelled fibres within the peduncles is correlated with the relative density of corticopontine cells arising from different areas of the cerebral cortex.
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页码:75 / 79
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