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Afferents to the cerebellar lateral nucleus. Evidence from retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase after pressure injections through micropipettes
Author(s) -
Eller Theodore,
ChanPalay Victoria
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of comparative neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1096-9861
pISSN - 0021-9967
DOI - 10.1002/cne.901660303
Subject(s) - serotonergic cell groups , parabrachial nucleus , anatomy , nucleus , dorsal raphe nucleus , reticular formation , lateral reticular nucleus , biology , raphe nuclei , neuroscience , pons , axoplasmic transport , spinal trigeminal nucleus , central nervous system , medulla oblongata , serotonergic , nociception , serotonin , biochemistry , receptor
HRP was injected by pressure from glass capillary micropipettes unilaterally into the lateral nucleus of rat so as to encompass the entire nucleus, but without spread into the interpositus nuclei. The cells of origin of the afferents to the lateral nucleus were studied after retrograde transport of the HRP. The reticulotegmental nucleus of the pons was labelled bilaterally and is the major source of crossed and uncrossed reticular inputs. The pontine nuclei also provide extensive crossed and uncrossed afferents. The inferior olive gives a large crossed olivo‐lateral nucleus projection and a minor uncrossed input. The trigeminal nuclear complex — the nucleus of the spinal tract and the mesencephalic, principal sensory, and motor nuclei — all provide uncrossed afferents. The rostral portion of the lateral reticular nucleus gives a small crossed and uncrossed projection while the perihypoglossal nuclei and the dorsal parabrachial body give crossed afferents to the lateral nucleus. The norepinephrine afferent system from the locus coeruleus is represented by one or two heavily labelled cells and the serotonin raphe systems come from at least five raphe subgroups, the dorsal, superior centralis, pontis, obscurus and magnus nuclei. No evidence was found for commissural fibers between ipsilateral or contralateral cerebellar nuclei, or afferent axons, from the spinocerebellar nuclei and the paramedian reticular nucleus. The significance of these sources of afferent inputs to the lateral cerebellar nucleus is discussed. The question is raised of the direct relationship between size of terminal axonal arborization and the quantity of HRP granules present in a cell after retrograde transport. The limitations of the HRP method for detecting subtle local differences in the distribution of afferents within the heterogeneous groups of neurons in the lateral nucleus are discussed.