title: [NADPH-diaphorase positive cells of the human thalamic nuclei and internal capsule].
abstract: Isolated NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d)-positive neurons were demonstrated in the nuclei of human dorsal thalamus and nucleus reticularis. Staining of NADPH-d-positive neurons with all their processes and preceding study of neurons of dorsal thalamus using Golgi method enabled the identification of their types and their determination as sparsely-branched cells. Main types of efferent densely-branched neurons had no demonstrable NADPH-d activity. NADPH-d-positive neurons were represented by reticular neurons and by one type of short-axon interneurons. Capsula interna contains numerous NADPH-d-positive reticular neurons. NADPH-d-positive cells forming contacts with blood vessels were found. Thus, NADPH-d-positive cells of dorsal thalamus, reticular nucleus and capsula interna appear to be evolutionally more ancient and structurally less complex.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Brain Neuronal Structure, RAMS Scientific Research Institute of Brain, Moscow.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Berezhnaia
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D020772:Internal Capsule / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology; D007395:Interneurons / Q000201:enzymology; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology*; D009476:Neurons, Efferent / Q000201:enzymology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase