Map of spinal neurons activated by chemical stimulation in the nucleus raphe magnus of the unanesthetized rat

The expression of the proto-oncogene c-fos was used as a cellular marker of spinal cord neurons activated by microinjection of kainic acid into the medullary nucleus raphe magnus of awake and drug-free Sprague-Dawley rats. The c-FOS protein was detected by immunocytochemistry. We found increased imm...

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Hauptverfasser: Bett, Kerstin (VerfasserIn) , Sandkühler, Jürgen (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1995
In: Neuroscience
Year: 1995, Jahrgang: 67, Heft: 2, Pages: 497-504
ISSN:1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/0306-4522(95)00017-D
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Verfasserangaben:K. Bett, and J. Sandkühler
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Zusammenfassung:The expression of the proto-oncogene c-fos was used as a cellular marker of spinal cord neurons activated by microinjection of kainic acid into the medullary nucleus raphe magnus of awake and drug-free Sprague-Dawley rats. The c-FOS protein was detected by immunocytochemistry. We found increased immunoreactivity bilaterally in laminae I-VI of the dorsal horn. The strongest c-FOS expression was observed within the inner layer of lamina II near its border with lamina III. In the ventral horn no c-FOS immunoreactivity was observed. Thus, the present results provide evidence for a descending excitation of neurons predominantly in inner lamina II, possibly mediating nucleus raphe magnus-induced inhibition of neurons in other laminae.
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ISSN:1873-7544
DOI:10.1016/0306-4522(95)00017-D