Co-existence of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)- and cholecystokinin (CCK)-like immunoreactivities in thalamocortical neuron in the ventrolateral nucleus of the rat.
Cholecystokinin (CCK)- and/or vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-like immunoreactivity (LI) was seen in many thalamocortical VL neurons which were retrogradely labeled with wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP) injected into the frontal cortex of the rat. VIP- or CCK-LI was observed in 70-80% or 50-60% of thalamocortical VL neurons, respectively. Almost all of thalamocortical VL neurons with CCK-LI exhibited VIP-LI.
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
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Ogawa
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Itoh
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Kaneko
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Mizuno
D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*
D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D002766:Cholecystokinin