Fine structure of the spinothalamic projections to the central lateral nucleus of the rat thalamus.
The fine structure of labelled spinothalamic terminals in the central lateral nucleus has been studied in the rat following injection of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase into the spinal cord. Myelinated axons gave rise to the labelled terminals, which were large profiles which contained round vesicles, numerous mitochondria, and formed asymmetrical contacts with large dendrites or dendritic protrusions. These profiles are similar to those described in other somatosensory thalamic nuclei, and in many other nuclei of the thalamus.
D000818:Animals; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009411:Nerve Endings / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013133:Spinothalamic Tracts / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000648:ultrastructure*; 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