Evidence for direct cortical innervation of medial olivocochlear neurones in rats

被引:97
作者
Mulders, WHAM [1 ]
Robertson, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Australia, Dept Physiol, Auditory Lab, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
hearing; auditory cortex; immunocytochemistry; anterograde labelling; retrograde labelling; olivocochlear efferent;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-5955(00)00046-0
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
We have investigated the morphological relationship between auditory cortex efferents and medial olivocochlear neurones. Using combined retrograde and anterograde tracing we describe close contacts between medial olivocochlear neurones and corticofugal terminals in the ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body. The data indicate a possible direct action of the auditory cortex on the activity of the medial olivocochlear neurones and thus possibly the sensitivity of the cochlea. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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