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