Combined GABA-immunocytochemistry and TMB-HRP histochemistry of pretectal nuclei projecting to the inferior olive in rats, cats and monkeys.
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Cells in the pretectal nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) of rats, cats and monkeys were retrogradely labeled with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) stereotaxically injected into the inferior olive (IO). A procedure for stabilizing the tetramethylbenzidine (TMB)-HRP reaction product was used to visualize combined TMB-HRP and immunohistochemically localized gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the same sections. Positive GABAergic reaction product was found to be restricted to smaller-size intrinsic neurons. Larger NOT cells projecting to the IO were consistently free of GABA reaction product and, in addition, appeared to be contacted by relatively few GABAergic terminals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Brain research
دوره 409 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987