Cholinergic responses in rat cTRNs Cholinergic Responses in Crossed Tecto-reticular Neurons of Rat Superior Colliculus
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Cholinergic responses in crossed tecto-reticular neurons of rat superior colliculus.
Neurons in the intermediate gray layer (SGI) of mammalian superior colliculus (SC) receive cholinergic innervation from the brain stem parabrachial region, which seems to modulate the signal processing in the SC. To clarify its role particularly in orienting behaviors, we studied cholinergic effects on the major output neuron group of the SGI, crossed tecto-reticular neurons (cTRNs), identified...
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