1990
Anatomical evidence for multiple pathways leading from the rostral ventrolateral medulla (nucleus paragigantocellularis) to the locus coeruleus in rat
Astier B, Van Bockstaele E, Aston-Jones G, Pieribone V. Anatomical evidence for multiple pathways leading from the rostral ventrolateral medulla (nucleus paragigantocellularis) to the locus coeruleus in rat. Neuroscience Letters 1990, 118: 141-146. PMID: 2274260, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(90)90612-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRostral ventrolateral medullaLocus coeruleusPhenylethanolamine N-methyltransferaseVentrolateral medullaFluoro-GoldNucleus locus coeruleusNon-lesioned animalsNeurons persistC1 neuronsAfferent neuronsAdrenergic inputSuch lesionsLesionsAnatomical evidenceRatsRetrograde transportCoeruleusMedullaNeuronsMultiple pathways
1989
Diverse afferents converge on the nucleus paragigantocellularis in the rat ventrolateral medulla: Retrograde and anterograde tracing studies
Van Bockstaele E, Pieribone V, Aston‐Jones G. Diverse afferents converge on the nucleus paragigantocellularis in the rat ventrolateral medulla: Retrograde and anterograde tracing studies. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 290: 561-584. PMID: 2482306, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902900410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidaseAgglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidaseNucleus paragigantocellularisVentrolateral medullaSolitary tractPeriaqueductal grayLocus coeruleusCochlear nucleusAnterograde labelingMajor afferentsPontine nucleus locus coeruleusSupraoculomotor nucleusCaudal raphe groupsRat ventrolateral medullaRostral ventrolateral medullaRetrograde tracers wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidaseNucleus locus coeruleusKölliker-Fuse nucleusVentral central grayMedial prefrontal cortexCollicular injectionsDiverse afferentsMinor afferentsMost laminaeCaudal injection