Origin of cingulate cortex cholinergic innervation in the rat.
The relative contribution of the n. diagonal band and thalamic nuclei to the cholinergic innervation of the cingulate cortex was examined. Lesions were placed in the n. diagonal band, anterior thalamus, and medial thalamus of rats, and changes in choline acetyltransferase in discrete regions of the cingulate cortex were determined. The n. diagonal band lesion produced a large decrease in choline acetyltransferase activity while the thalamic lesions produced no significant change in activity.
D000818:Animals; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology
D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase