Distributional pattern of serotonin-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the rat,cat and monkey (Macaca fuscata) |
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| Authors: | Dr. Shuichi Ueda Yutaka Sano |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan;(2) Department of Anatomy, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamikyo-ku, 602 Kyoto, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Summary The distribution of serotonin-containing nerve fibers in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) of the rat, cat, and monkey (Macaca fuscata) was studied by use of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method and an antiserum against serotonin. In all three species, the pattern of fibers was denser in the ventral portion of the LGN (LGNv) than in the dorsal nuclear portion (LGNd). In the LGNd of rat, serotonin-immunoreactive fibers were evenly distributed in the form of a dense network, but in cat and monkey there were marked regional differences. Serotonin-immunoreactive elements were most numerous in the C complex and medial interlaminal nucleus of cat, and in the S layer and interlaminar zones of Macaca fuscata.Supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan (No. 57214028) |
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| Keywords: | Serotonin-immunoreactive nerve fibers Lateral geniculate nucleus Immunohistochemistry Rat Cat Monkey (Macaca fuscata) |
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