title: Vestibulospinal pathway in rabbit includes GABA-synthesizing neurons.
abstract: When Fast blue is injected into the rabbit spinal cord it is retrogradely transported into nerve cell bodies located in the medial and the descending vestibular nuclei. Approximately 50% of the Fast blue-positive cells also contain glutamic acid decarboxylase-like immunoreactivity. These neurons presumably synthesize gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and the rabbit vestibulospinal pathway therefore contains a substantial inhibitory component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Blessing
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hedger
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Oertel
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines; D000818:Animals; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000032:analysis; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology; D009474:Neurons / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology; D011817:Rabbits; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D014726:Vestibular Nuclei / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; C031455:diamidino compound 253-50; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase