Basal forebrain neurons project to the cortical mantle of the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
The basal forebrain projections to the cortical mantle of the hedgehog were traced using the WGA-HRP method. The nuclei of the vertical and horizontal limbs of the diagonal band of Broca, the nucleus basalis and the substantia innominata were found to project to the ipsilateral frontal, parietal and occipital cortices. These projections, apparently cholinergic, were not topographically organized.
D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000032:analysis; D002799:Cholinergic Fibers / Q000166:cytology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D018998:Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate; D014909:Wheat Germ Agglutinins
D018998:Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate; D014909:Wheat Germ Agglutinins; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase