title: Efferent neurons to the macular lagena in the embryonic chick.
abstract: The lipophilic dye, DiI, was placed into the macula lagena of paraformaldehyde-fixed embryonic chicks. Retrogradely labeled cells were found bilaterally in the pontine reticular formation (RF) between the dorsal facial nucleus and the abducens nerve root. This location is similar to that of the dorsomedial group of efferent cells that project to the basilar papilla. No lagenar efferent neurons, however, were found near the superior olivary nucleus where the ventrolateral group of cochlear efferents is located. Whether efferent neurons in the pontine RF send collaterals to both the basilar papilla and to the macula lagena has yet to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park 20742-4415, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Code
mesh_terms: D008267:Acoustic Maculae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D000818:Animals; D002232:Carbocyanines / Q000737:chemistry; D002642:Chick Embryo / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D003051:Cochlea / Q000378:metabolism; D005404:Fixatives / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D009476:Neurons, Efferent / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D002232:Carbocyanines; D005404:Fixatives; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011108:Polymers; D005557:Formaldehyde; C024286:3,3'-dioctadecylindocarbocyanine; C003043:paraform