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Central projections of the vestibular nerve: a review and single fiber study in the Mongolian gerbil.
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Brain research bulletin [Brain Res Bull] 2003 Jun 15; Vol. 60 (5-6), pp. 475-95. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- The primary purpose of this article is to review the anatomy of central projections of the vestibular nerve in amniotes. We also report primary data regarding the central projections of individual horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-filled afferents innervating the saccular macula, horizontal semicircular canal ampulla, and anterior semicircular canal ampulla of the gerbil. In total, 52 characterized primary vestibular afferent axons were intraaxonally injected with HRP and traced centrally to terminations. Lateral and anterior canal afferents projected most heavily to the medial and superior vestibular nuclei. Saccular afferents projected strongly to the spinal vestibular nucleus, weakly to other vestibular nuclei, to the interstitial nucleus of the eighth nerve, the cochlear nuclei, the external cuneate nucleus, and nucleus y. The current findings reinforce the preponderance of literature. The central distribution of vestibular afferents is not homogeneous. We review the distribution of primary afferent terminations described for a variety of mammalian and avian species. The tremendous overlap of the distributions of terminals from the specific vestibular nerve branches with one another and with other sensory inputs provides a rich environment for sensory integration.
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- Animals
Brain Mapping
Gerbillinae
Histological Techniques history
Histological Techniques methods
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Horseradish Peroxidase metabolism
Nerve Fibers classification
Nerve Fibers metabolism
Neuroanatomy history
Vestibular Nerve cytology
Auditory Pathways anatomy & histology
Nerve Fibers physiology
Vestibular Nerve anatomy & histology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0361-9230
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 5-6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Brain research bulletin
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12787868
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00051-0