The Morphology and Distribution of Serotonin-Like Immunoreactive Fibers in the Cat Dorsal Column Nuclei

John C. Pearson; Melvyn D. Goldfinger

doi:10.1016/0304-3940(87)90137-6

The Morphology and Distribution of Serotonin-Like Immunoreactive Fibers in the Cat Dorsal Column Nuclei

John C. Pearson, Melvyn D. Goldfinger

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Abstract

Fibers showing serotonin-like immunoreactivity (5-HT-LI) are demonstrated in the gracile, cuneate and external cuneate nuclei of the cat using avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase and indirect fluorescence immunohistochemical methods. 5-HT-LI fibers are located in all cytoarchitectural subdivisions of the gracile and cuneate nuclei but are restricted to the medial half of the external cuneate nucleus. In all nuclei, 5-HT-LI fibers consist of long, varicose strands showing a wide range in the diameters of both varicosities and intervaricose segments. Results support the concept that serotonergic systems may be involved in the processing of non-noxious somatosensory submodalities.

Original language	American English
Journal	Neuroscience Letters
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(87)90137-6
State	Published - Feb 24 1987

Keywords

Immunoreactivity
Nucleus cuneatus
Nucleus gracilis
External cuneate nucleus
Cat

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Medical Cell Biology
Medical Neurobiology
Medical Physiology
Medical Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
Neurosciences
Physiological Processes

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