Olivary projection from the rostral part of the nucleus of Darkschewitsch in the postnatal rat as revealed through the use of a carbocyanine dye.
Using a carbocyanine dye in postnatal rats, we have shown that the rostral part of the nucleus of Darkschewitsch (ND), consisting of a subnucleus of the so-called "area parafascicularlis prerubralis " and excluded from the rat's ND proper, projects ipsilaterally to the rostral part of the medial accessory olive. The present study suggests the existence of a precise topographic organization from subnuclei of the area parafascicularlis prerublaris to subnuclei of the inferior olive.
Onodera
Satoru
S
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Uchimaru 19-1, Morioka 020-8505, Japan. sonodera@iwate-med.ac.jp
Nitatori
Tohru
T
Hicks
T Philip
TP
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods; D002232:Carbocyanines; D004396:Coloring Agents; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D010802:Phylogeny; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development*
D002232:Carbocyanines; D004396:Coloring Agents; C072024:carbocyanine dye DiIC12(3)