ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Substantia nigra and striatum (rat, cat)
;
Stereotactic electrolysis
;
Degeneration
;
Dopamine fluorescence
;
Light and electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The nigro-neostriatal projection was investigated in albino rats and cats with silver impregnation, fluorescence histochemistry and electron microscopy. After unilateral stereotactic electrolysis in the substantia nigra the dopamine fluorescence of ipsilateral neostriatum is markedly reduced. As shown by silver impregnation and electron microscopy, fine terminals and axons are degenerated in the same region. These observations suggest that the nigro-neostriatal pathway may be composed of the fine dopaminergic axons of the nerve cells of unilateral substantia nigra.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00307097
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