title: Nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity distinguishes a sub-population of GABA-immunoreactive neurons in the ventrobasal complex of the cat.
abstract: This study describes the presence of nitric oxide synthase (NOS-ir) immunoreactive neurons in the thalamic ventrobasal complex of the cat. NOS-ir is co-localized with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA-ir) in a subset of small neurons identified as local circuit neurons in previous studies. The double labeled neurons are further identified by a larger soma diameter when compared to GABA-ir only neurons. All NOS-ir somata exhibit GABA-ir but none exhibit immunoreactivity to calbindin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0452, USA.
authors.forename: X W
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ralston
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064026:Calbindins; D002415:Cats; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009474:Neurons / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000201:enzymology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000032:analysis*; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000032:analysis; D013788:Thalamus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D064026:Calbindins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase