title: Afferent and efferent connections of the nucleus geniculatus lateralis ventralis demonstrated by WGA-HRP in the chick.
abstract: Fibre connections of the chick nucleus geniculatus lateralis ventralis (GLv) were investigated using the axonal tracing method with wheat germ agglutinin conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP). After an injection of WGA-HRP into the GLv, many labelled neurons were observed in layer i of the stratum griseum et fibrosum superficiale (SGFS) in the ipsilateral tectum opticum (TO) and in the nucleus lentiformis mesencephali (LM). In the TO-GLv projection, cells of origin were located in the deeper part of layer i of the TO and were topographically distributed along the direction from the rostrodorsal part to the caudoventral part of the TO relating to a rostrocaudal axis of the GLv. In the LM-GLv connection, the dorsal and ventral parts of the LM connected reciprocally with the rostral and caudal halves of the GLv, respectively. In contrast, in the GLv efferent connection, labelled axon terminals spread widely in the ipsilateral area pretectalis without any clear topographical arrangement.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Morphology and Function, Division of Biofunctions Development, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuta
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D007267:Injections / Q000662:veterinary; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D018998:Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate
chemical_list: D018998:Wheat Germ Agglutinin-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugate