The nervus terminalis in larval and adult Xenopus laevis.
Nervus terminalis (nt) projections were studied by HRP injections into one nostril in adult Xenopus and in Xenopus tadpoles. Central nt targets are: medial septum, preoptic nucleus, nucleus of the anterior commissure, and hypothalamus (mainly ipsilaterally). In Xenopus tadpoles, additional fibers reach the ipsilateral dorsal thalamus and the mesencephalic tegmentum, bilaterally; furthermore, hypothalamic projections are bilateral. Xenopus tadpole nt connections resemble those of adult urodeles more closely than the projections of frogs. However, Xenopus tadpoles lack nt innervation of the medial septum.
Hofmann
M H
MH
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Göttingen, F.R.G.
Meyer
D L
DL
D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D007814:Larva; D009420:Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development
D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase