title: Afferent connections to the abducent nucleus in the cat.
abstract: The afferent connections to the abducent nucleus in the cat were studied by means of retrograde transport of WGA-HRP after implantations of the tracer in crystalline form. Retrogradely labelled cells were found bilaterally in the medial and descending vestibular nuclei, mainly in their ventral and medial portions, in the rostral part of the ipsilateral gigantocellular reticular nucleus, in the medial part of the contralateral caudal pontine reticular nucleus and bilaterally in the oculomotor nucleus, mainly in its dorsolateral division. Some labelled cells were also found bilaterally in the mesencephalic reticular formation, the periaqueductal grey and the nucleus of the trapezoid body.
authors.affiliation: Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Hoddevik
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dietrichs
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Walberg
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012154:Reticular Formation / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014726:Vestibular Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D014909:Wheat Germ Agglutinins
chemical_list: D014909:Wheat Germ Agglutinins; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase