title: NADPH-diaphorase activity in the central auditory structures of the rat.
abstract: Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) positive neurones was investigated in the central auditory structures of the rat. NADPH-d positive perikarya were found in the dorsal and external cortices of the inferior colliculus and in the intercollicular commissure. Within the medial geniculate body (MGB), stained cell bodies were observed in the dorsal part of the suprageniculate nucleus and in the basal part of the medial division of the MGB. Occurrence of the NADPH-d positive perikarya in the MGB is limited to its caudal third. NADPH-d positive cells are dispersed in the auditory temporal cortex within layers II-VI, with a slight prevalence in the infragranular layers. NADPH-d positive neurones have smooth dendrites without stained dendritic spines.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Druga
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Syka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000201:enzymology; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000201:enzymology; D007245:Inferior Colliculi / Q000201:enzymology; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase