ISSN:
1432-0568
Keywords:
Anterior thalamic nuclei (AM and AV)
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Cellular and fiber structure
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Golgi study
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Cat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The characteristic dendritic arborization of different cell types, the axon arborization of Golgi type II neurons, and the terminal parts of the specific and non-specific afferents in the nucleus anterior ventralis and medialis were observed, using the Golgi-Kopsch perfusion method. The cell types and their special characteristics, such as the dendritic tree, dendritic processes and axon-arborization patterns are similar to those described in the other specific nuclei of the thalamus. The significance of Golgi type II/a cells and their synaptic relations are discussed from the point of view of inhibitory mechanisms postulated in the thalamic relay nuclei. The synaptic articulations of specific (Vicq d'Azyr) and non-specific afferents with the different cell types have been studied.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00519967
