[Projections of the neurons of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract to the caudate nucleus of the cat detected by the combined methods of retrograde axonal transport and experimental degeneration].
Projections of neurons of the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract receiving direct retinal inputs to the head and body of caudate nucleus are shown in cat by the retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase and experimental degeneration. These projections are mainly ipsilateral and uniformly distributed in the above mentioned parts of the nucleus. The neurons of the medial terminal nucleus establishing synaptic connections with caudate neurons have different shapes and sizes (from 20 X 10 microns to 37.5 X 18 microns) and are located both in the ventral and dorsal parts of the nucleus. Conclusions are made about functional significance of these projections in the regulation of the muscular tension.
Burchinskaia
L F
LF
Zelenskaia
V S
VS
Cherkes
V A
VA
Kolomiets
B P
BP
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D011187:Posture; D014726:Vestibular Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology
Proektsii neĭronov medial'nogo terminal'nogo iadra dobavochnogo opticheskogo trakta k khvostatomu iadru u koshki, vyiavliaemye pri sochetanii metodov retrogradnogo aksonnogo transporta i éksperimental'noĭ degeneratsii.