title: The development of neurons in the cat perigeniculate nucleus and reticular nucleus of the thalamus.
abstract: The postnatal development of soma size and cytochrome oxidase activity was examined in the perigeniculate nucleus (PGN) and reticular nucleus of the thalamus (RNT). Neurons in the PGN and RNT exhibited a rapid increase in soma size between 2 and 4 weeks of age. During this period of cell growth there is an increase in the intensity of cytochrome oxidase staining within the cell body. Cells in both the PGN and RNT decrease in size after 4 weeks of age, and become very fusiform in shape. During this postnatal period, there is also a shift in cytochrome oxidase staining from the cell body to the dendrites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, University of California, Davis 95616.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Condo
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000378:metabolism; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV