Purkinje-like cells in the cochlear nucleus of the Common Tree Shrew (Tupaia glis) identified by calbindin immunohistochemistry.
The dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) of Tree Shrews (Tupaia glis; n=2) was examined by calbindin (CB) immunohistochemistry for the presence of Purkinje-like cells (PLCs), detected previously in only four different mammals. We found up to eight CB-immunoreactive PLCs in the left and right DCN, and a few axons, likely of PLC origin, that appeared to leave the DCN. These findings suggest that PLCs may have a wider distribution through mammalian species, and may represent more than just misrouted cells.
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Morphologische Hirnforschung, HNO-Klinik, und AG Hirnforschung, Anatomisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Hansastrasse 9, 79104, Freiburg, Germany. spatz@hnol.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D064026:Calbindins; D002144:Callithrix; D017626:Cochlear Nucleus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000378:metabolism*; D014417:Tupaia / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D064026:Calbindins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G