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Connections of the Lateral Reticular Nucleus to the Lateral Vestibular Nucleus in the Rat. An Anterograde Tracing Study with Phaseolus vulgaris Leucoagglutinin
Author(s) -
Ruigrok T. J. H.,
Cella F.,
Voogd J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
european journal of neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.346
H-Index - 206
eISSN - 1460-9568
pISSN - 0953-816X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1995.tb01133.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , neuroscience , vestibular nuclei , lateral vestibular nucleus , efferent , lateral reticular nucleus , anterograde tracing , nucleus , biology , reticular connective tissue , medial longitudinal fasciculus , reticular formation , vestibular system , afferent , central nervous system , medulla oblongata , midbrain
Efferent projections from the lateral reticular nucleus in the rat were investigated with anterograde transport of Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin. Besides the well known mossy fibre connections to the cerebellar cortex and collaterals to the cerebellar nuclei, a substantial bilateral projection to the lateral vestibular nucleus was found. Terminal arborizations found within this nucleus appeared to detach from the reticulocerebellar fibres in the cerebellar white matter and enter the lateral vestibular nucleus from dorsally. This projection may have functional relevance for the control, by ascending spinal pathways, of the descending lateral vestibulospinal tract.