TY - JOUR
T1 - Atlas of serotonergic cell bodies in the cat brainstem
T2 - An immunocytochemical analysis
AU - Jacobs, Barry
AU - Cannon, Patrick J.
AU - Azmitia, Efrain C.
PY - 1984/1/1
Y1 - 1984/1/1
N2 - The localization and relative number of serotonergic (5HT) cell bodies in the brainstem of the cat were studied through the use of a specific immunocytochemical technique. A surprisingly large number of 5HT cells were found in regions in addition to the classical raphe nuclei (obscurus, pallidus, magnus, centralis superior, and dorsalis). Foremost among these were: the ventral medulla, just dorsal to the pyramidal tract and inferior olivary complex, and especially the area in and around the lateral reticular nucleus; the dorsal pons, surrounding the central reticular core, and in the central gray area; and a region in the mesencephalon, in and around the interpeduncular nucleus. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing schemas for subdividing and labeling groups of brain 5HT neurons are discussed.
AB - The localization and relative number of serotonergic (5HT) cell bodies in the brainstem of the cat were studied through the use of a specific immunocytochemical technique. A surprisingly large number of 5HT cells were found in regions in addition to the classical raphe nuclei (obscurus, pallidus, magnus, centralis superior, and dorsalis). Foremost among these were: the ventral medulla, just dorsal to the pyramidal tract and inferior olivary complex, and especially the area in and around the lateral reticular nucleus; the dorsal pons, surrounding the central reticular core, and in the central gray area; and a region in the mesencephalon, in and around the interpeduncular nucleus. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing schemas for subdividing and labeling groups of brain 5HT neurons are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0361-9230(84)90003-0
DO - 10.1016/0361-9230(84)90003-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 6478260
AN - SCOPUS:0021603088
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 31
JO - Brain Research Bulletin
JF - Brain Research Bulletin
SN - 0361-9230
IS - 1
ER -