title: [Distribution in the diencephalon of the rat of retrogradely primuline-labelled dopamine-containing neurons forming spinal projections].
abstract: Distribution of primuline-labeled dopamine-containing neurons in the rat diencephalon following injection of fluorochrome into upper thoracic spinal cord was studied using a combination of catecholamine fluorescence method and retrograde cell-labeling. It was shown that only neurons of group A11 located in the dorsal hypothalamus and caudal thalamus give rise to the spinal projections. Non-catecholamine cells were also labeled in this region. Group A11 comprised 173 +/- 4 catecholamine-containing neurons. Most of them (up to 86%) were retrogradely labeled with primuline. The number of labeled dopamine-containing neurons increased in the rostro-caudal direction. Possible functional role of the dopaminergic diencephalon-spinal neuronal system is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002452:Cell Count / Q000187:drug effects; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology*; D013844:Thiazoles
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D013844:Thiazoles; C035646:primuline; D004298:Dopamine
vernacular_title: Raspredelenie v promezhutochnom mozge krysy retrogradno mechennykh primulinom dofaminsoderzhashchikh neĭronov, obrazuiushchikh spinal'nye proektsii.