Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons
Duque A, Tepper JM, Detari L, Ascoli GA, Zaborszky L. Morphological characterization of electrophysiologically and immunohistochemically identified basal forebrain cholinergic and neuropeptide Y-containing neurons. Brain Structure And Function 2007, 212: 55-73. PMID: 17717698, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-007-0143-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsAxonsBasal Nucleus of MeynertBrain MappingCell PolarityCell ShapeCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCholinergic FibersDendritesElectrophysiologyImage CytometryImmunohistochemistryLysineMaleNeural PathwaysNeuronsNeuropeptide YPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySoftwareStaining and LabelingConceptsLocal axon collateralsNeuropeptide YBasal forebrainCholinergic neuronsAxon collateralsExtensive local axon collateralsBasal forebrain cholinergicBF cholinergic neuronsLocal axonal arborsCortical slow wavesCortical EEG activityDendritic arborization patternDendritic surface areaDistinct neuronal populationsForebrain cholinergicNPY neuronsBrainstem inputsDendritic thicknessAxonal arborsNeuronal firingArborization patternsSynaptic integrationNeuronal populationsCortical releaseCholinergic