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