title: The morphology and distribution of serotonin-like immunoreactive fibers in the cat dorsal column nuclei.
abstract: Fibers showing serotonin-like immunoreactivity (5-HT-LI) are demonstrated in the gracile, cuneate and external cuneate nuclei of the cat using avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase and indirect fluorescence immunohistochemical methods. 5-HT-LI fibers are located in all cytoarchitectural subdivisions of the gracile and cuneate nuclei but are restricted to the medial half of the external cuneate nucleus. In all nuclei, 5-HT-LI fibers consist of long, varicose strands showing a wide range in the diameters of both varicosities and intervaricose segments. Results support the concept that serotonergic systems may be involved in the processing of non-noxious somatosensory submodalities.
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin