The distribution and some morphological features of substantia nigra neurons that project to the thalamus, superior colliculus and pedunculopontine nucleus in the monkey - PubMed (original) (raw)
The distribution and some morphological features of substantia nigra neurons that project to the thalamus, superior colliculus and pedunculopontine nucleus in the monkey
R M Beckstead et al. Neuroscience. 1982 Oct.
Abstract
Neurons of the substantia nigra's pars reticulata that send axons to the thalamus, superior colliculus and midbrain reticular formation (including the pedunculopontine nucleus) have been revealed in monkeys by the technique of retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase. The populations of nigrothalamic, nigrotectal and nigroreticular neurons differ from one another in their number, intranigral distribution and somatodendritic size and shape. Nigrothalamic cells are the most abundant and, although scattered throughout the mediolateral expanse of the pars reticulata, their numbers progressively diminish from rostral to caudal levels. Nigrotectal cells are least numerous and are restricted almost exclusively to the lateral margin of the rostral one-half of the pars reticulata. Nigroreticular cells, like nigrothalamic, are scattered throughout the mediolateral dimension of the nucleus, but are more commonly located at middle to caudal levels. In addition to their restricted intranigral location, the nigrotectal cells are larger, polygonal and have more major dendritic processes than the smaller nigrothalamic and nigroreticular cells which are usually triangular or fusiform. A small proportion of cells of all three types appears to project contralaterally. These findings indicate that the efferent organization of the primate pars reticulata differs markedly from that of the rodent and the monkey's nigrotectal cells constitute a spatially and morphologically distinct subpopulation within the pars reticulata. These data should be useful in understanding the functional organization of topographic inputs to the pars reticulata such as that from the neostriatum.
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