Immunocytochemical study of enkephalin-like cell bodies in the thalamus of the cat.
Using an indirect immunoperoxidase technique, the localization of enkephalin-like cell bodies in the thalamus of the cat was carried out. Enkephalin-like cell bodies are widely distributed in the cat thalamus. However, immunoreactive cells may be regrouped in 4 clusters which do not exactly correlate with the anatomical subdivisions of the thalamus. One is located in the dorsocaudal aspect of the thalamus, another in the midline area, and the others are formed by the nuclei geniculatum mediale and laterale.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000378:metabolism*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine