Ultrastructural studies of the primate lateral geniculate nucleus: morphology and spatial relationships of axon terminals arising from the retina, visual cortex (area 17), superior colliculus, parabigeminal nucleus, and pretectum of Galago crassicaudatus - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 1994 May 1;343(1):17-34.
doi: 10.1002/cne.903430103.
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Ultrastructural studies of the primate lateral geniculate nucleus: morphology and spatial relationships of axon terminals arising from the retina, visual cortex (area 17), superior colliculus, parabigeminal nucleus, and pretectum of Galago crassicaudatus
S Feig et al. J Comp Neurol. 1994.
Abstract
The electron microscopic autoradiographic tracing method has been used to examine the morphology and postsynaptic relationships of five projections (retina, cortical area 17, superior colliculus (tectal), parabigeminal nucleus, and pretectum) to the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the greater bush baby Galago crassicaudatus. Retinal terminals have been examined in the contralaterally innervated layer of each of the three matched pairs [parvi- (X-cell), magno- (Y-cell), and koniocellular (small, W-cell)] of geniculate layers. These terminals are large and contain pale mitochondria and round vesicles (RLPs). RLPs are presynaptic to juxtasomatic regions of parvi- and magnocellular neurons. In contrast, RLPs innervate more distal regions of koniocellular neurons. Labeled cortical, tectal, and parabigeminal terminals are relatively small and contain round vesicles and dark mitochondria. Cortical terminals in each of the three representative layers are presynaptic to small diameter dendrites. No convergence of cortical and retinal terminals has been seen in any layer. Labeled tectal and parabigeminal terminals are found primarily in the koniocellular layers, but the latter are also seen in all other layers. Tectal and parabigeminal terminals have been observed converging with retinal terminals on dendrites of some koniocellular neurons. Labeled pretectogeniculate terminals contain densely packed pleomorphic vesicles, dark mitochondria, and a dark cytoplasmic matrix. These terminals, which are present in each of the representative layers, are presynaptic to conventional dendrites and profiles containing loosely dispersed pleomorphic vesicles and a pale cytoplasmic matrix.
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