title: Parvalbumin-like immunoreactivity of layer V pyramidal cells in the motor and somatosensory cortex of adult primates.
abstract: Most previous immunocytochemical studies have indicated that the calcium-binding protein parvalbumin is present only in non-pyramidal neurons of the adult cerebral cortex. Using nickel and cobalt to enhance the diaminobenzidine reaction product, we observed large layer V pyramidal cells with parvalbumin-like immunoreactivity in the primary motor cortex (area 4) and somatosensory cortex of adult macaque monkeys and galagos, including giant Betz cells in area 4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, USA. preusstm@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Preuss
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kaas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005701:Galago; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008254:Macaca nemestrina; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010320:Parvalbumins