Neurons in the caudal ventrolateral medulla projecting to the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus receive synaptic inputs from the nucleus of the solitary tract: A light and electron microscopic double-labeling study in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Kawano, Hitoshi ^a   Masuko, Sadahiko ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Electron microscopy; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus; Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin; Rat; Wheat germ agglutinin conjugated horseradish peroxidase colloidal gold complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030601807     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)13115-3     Document Type: Article

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