title: Organization of projections from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to the basolateral complex of the amygdala in the rat.
abstract: Mediodorsal thalamic (MD) projections to the basolateral amygdaloid complex of the rat were investigated with the anterograde neuronal tracer, Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin. Iontophoretic injections were made in distinct subdivisions of the rostral and caudal part of the MD. Both the medial and lateral division of the MD showed a projection to the basolateral complex and there appears to be a topographical organization of the innervation in the rostrocaudal direction: the rostral and caudal part of the MD project to respectively the mid-rostrocaudal and rostral part of the basolateral complex.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: van Vulpen
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Verwer
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; C100156:leukoagglutinins, plants