Abstract: | The dorsal lateral geniculate bodies (dLGB) in Alticola stoliczkanus barakshin, the Gobi-Altai-Mountain vole, and in Alticola argentatus semicanus, the silver grey mountain vole, and investigated using the nissl- and the golgi method. The geniculo-cortico-relay neurons (GCR neurons) of both species have 5 primary dendrites (D1), a dendritic field of about 100 micron, about 17 free dendritic distal parts (FDE), 10 branching points (VZP) and a average of the perikaryon of 10 micron. All tufted neurons are small and topographically distinctly localised. The dLGB's volume of Alticola stoczkanus, barakshin is 0.16 mm3, the dLGB's volume of Alticola argentatus semicanus is 0.23 mm3. |