Afferent projections to the rat locus coeruleus as determined by a retrograde tracing technique
Cedarbaum J, Aghajanian G. Afferent projections to the rat locus coeruleus as determined by a retrograde tracing technique. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1978, 178: 1-15. PMID: 632368, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901780102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusRat locus coeruleusCentral gray substanceLateral hypothalamic areaRetrograde tracing techniquesLateral reticular nucleusCatecholamine cell groups A1Magnocellular preoptic areaSingle-cell recordingsDorsal hornReactive neuronsNoradrenergic neuronsSolitary tractAfferent innervationLabeled neuronsHypothalamic areaReticular nucleusHRP injectionsPreoptic areaSpinal cordInsular cortexAfferent projectionsGray substanceReticular formationAfferent connections