title: Parvalbumin-immunoreactive neurons in the cerebral cortex of the lizard Podarcis hispanica.
abstract: An antibody against the calcium binding protein parvalbumin selectively labels a set of neurons in the cerebral cortex of lizards. Golgi-like immunostained bipolar, multipolar and pyramid-like neurons appear mainly located in the inner plexiform layers. Parvalbumin-immunoreactive (PARV-IR) puncta are concentrated in the cell layer of the dorsal and dorsomedial cortices showing a basket-like distribution. The morphology and distribution of PARV-IR neurons and puncta overlap GABA-immunostaining in the cerebral cortex of lizards. Thus, it is likely that PARV-IR neurons are a subset of the cortical GABAergic neurons of lizards.
authors.affiliation: Catedra de Citologia e Histologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Martinez-Guijarro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: del Rio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopez-Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010320:Parvalbumins