Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the rat substantia innominata and globus pallidus: a light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical study.
The substantia innominata (SI) and the caudal part of the globus pallidus (GP) in the rat are densely innervated by calcitonin gene-related peptide-immunoreactive (CGRP+) axons. Electron microscopic analysis revealed that CGRP+ boutons mainly formed asymmetrical synapses with dendrites in GP and SI.
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Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
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D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013377:Substantia Innominata / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D009479:Neuropeptides; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide