title: Catecholamine innervation of the basal forebrain. III. Olfactory bulb, anterior olfactory nuclei, olfactory tubercle and piriform cortex.
abstract: The catecholamine innervation of the olfactory bulb, anterior olfactory nuclei, olfactory tubercle and piriform cortex was studied in the rat using biochemical analysis and fluorescence histochemistry. Biochemical studies demonstrate a moderate norepinephrine (NE) content in all olfactory structures, a high dopamine (DA) content in the olfactory tubercle and a low DA content in the olfactory bulb, anterior olfactory nucleus and piriform cortex. Following locus coeruleus lesions NE content decreases 71% in the olfactory bulb, 82% in the anterior olfactory nucleus, 62% in olfactory tubercle and 77% in piriform cortex...
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D008474:Medial Forebrain Bundle / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009832:Olfactory Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine