title: Calretinin as a marker of specific neuronal subsets in primate substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus.
abstract: Neurons immunoreactive for the calcium-binding protein calretinin (CR) were visualized in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta (SNc), reticulata (SNr) and lateralis (SNl), the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) of squirrel monkeys. The density of CR perikarya was high in VTA, moderate in SNc, low in SNr/SNl, and very low in STN. The SNc/VTA complex also displayed a CR-rich neuropil. Some CR perikarya and fibers occurred in specific sectors of STN. These data suggest that CR may play a role in specific neuronal subpopulations in all components of primate basal ganglia.
authors.affiliation: Centre de recherche en Neurobiologie, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fortin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D015415:Biomarkers; D064032:Calbindin 2; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis*; D012453:Saimiri; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D017557:Ventral Tegmental Area / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D064032:Calbindin 2; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G