Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity
Schwartz M, Mrzljak L. Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1993, 327: 48-62. PMID: 8432908, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal circuit neuronsCell dendritesCircuit neuronsCholinergic innervationSymmetric synapsesImmunoreactive axonsSynaptic profilesMediodorsal thalamic nucleusEnzyme choline acetyltransferaseChAT-immunoreactive axonsFrequency of synapsesAssociation nucleiExtraglomerular neuropilCholinergic inputSynaptic contactsCholine acetyltransferaseThalamic nucleiSynaptic organizationParvicellular divisionElectron microscopic examinationMediodorsal nucleusGlomerular regionPrimate thalamusMacaque monkeysMD nucleus