Coexistence of parvalbumin and glycine in the rat brainstem.
The coexistence of glycine- and PV-immunoreactivities was studied immunocytochemically in the nuclei of the superior olive, trapezoid body, cochlea and lateral lemniscus. All of the PV-immunoreactive neurons in the nuclei of the superior olive and trapezoid body were immunoreactive to glycine but not to GABA. In the dorsal cochlear nucleus, PV-positive neurons were sometimes immunoreactive to glycine. In the ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, PV-positive cells were immunoreactive neither to glycine nor to GABA. Consequently, it was concluded that PV-immunoreactivity was distributed not only in the GABAergic neurons, but also in the glycinergic neurons and possibly in wider neuronal populations.
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Department of Perinatology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Prefecture Colony, Japan.
Semba
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Seto-Ohshima
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Heizmann
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Kashiwamata
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D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000737:chemistry*; D005998:Glycine / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000032:analysis
D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010320:Parvalbumins; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D005998:Glycine