Abstract
Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunocytochemistry, acetylcholinesterase histochemistry and muscarinic receptor autoradiography demonstrated a cholinergic innervation within the superior colliculus. A method for the concurrent visualization of ChAT and transported horseradish peroxidase showed that a major extrinsic source for this cholinergic input is in the parabigeminal nucleus. We have designated these cholinergic neurons as the Ch8 cell group.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 144-148 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Brain research |
Volume | 370 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2 1986 |
Funding
We wish to thank Leah Christie and Richard Plourde for expert secretarial and photographic assistance. Supported in part by the ADRDA Faculty Scholar Award (E.J.M.), the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, the McKnight Foundation, an Alzheimer's Research Center NIA AG-05134, NS-17661, NS-07211 and HD-04583.
Keywords
- choline acetyltransferase
- cholinergic
- horseradish peroxidase
- immunohistochemistry
- mouse
- superior coliculus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology