The Brain Nucleus Locus Coeruleus: Restricted Afferent Control of a Broad Efferent Network
Aston-Jones G, Ennis M, Pieribone V, Nickell W, Shipley M. The Brain Nucleus Locus Coeruleus: Restricted Afferent Control of a Broad Efferent Network. Science 1986, 234: 734-737. PMID: 3775363, DOI: 10.1126/science.3775363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAnimalsEfferent PathwaysElectric StimulationLocus CoeruleusMaleMedulla OblongataParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusRatsSpinal CordWheat Germ AgglutininsConceptsLocus coeruleusWheat germ agglutinin conjugated horseradish peroxidaseParaventricular hypothalamic nucleusNucleus locus coeruleusConjugated horseradish peroxidaseMinor afferentsAfferent neuronsRetrograde labelingHypothalamic nucleiIntermediate grayElectrophysiologic experimentsFocal injectionsPrepositus hypoglossiRostral medullaDorsal capAfferent controlBrain nucleiCoeruleusEfferent networkBrain regionsAnatomic organizationAbsence of inputParagigantocellularisAfferentsHypoglossi