Adrenergic projection from the caudal part of the nucleus of the tractus solitarius to the parabrachial nucleus in the rat: immunocytochemical study combined with a retrograde tracing method.
The presence of an adrenergic projection from the nucleus of the tractus solitarius (NTS) to the parabrachial nucleus (PB) was demonstrated by the immunocytochemistry combined with a retrograde tracing method. Numerous neurons containing both phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, a marker for adrenaline, and wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase, a retrograde tracer, were detected in the dorsolateral part of the NTS at the level of the area postrema after injection of the tracer into the dorsal PB.
Kawai
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Department of Anatomy, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
Takagi
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Yanai
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Tohyama
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D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010625:Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase / Q000032:analysis; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; 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; D010625:Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase