Orthodromic activation of juxta-abducens neurons following sixth nerve stimulation in the cat.
Intracellular electrophysiological and morphological (horseradish peroxidase) techniques were used to identify neurons just rostral and ventral to the cat abducens nucleus. These cells responded orthodromically to stimulation of the ipsilateral VIth nerve. Cells seen in previous investigations, which responded similarly, were thought to lie within the principal abducens nucleus. The neurons identified here may be involved in the transmission of some abducens afferent information to higher brain centers.
D000010:Abducens Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology
D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase