1991
Subregions of the periaqueductal gray topographically innervate the rostral ventral medulla in the rat
van Bockstaele E, Aston‐Jones G, Pieribone V, Ennis M, Shipley M. Subregions of the periaqueductal gray topographically innervate the rostral ventral medulla in the rat. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1991, 309: 305-327. PMID: 1717516, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903090303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial periaqueductal grayDorsal periaqueductal grayPeriaqueductal grayVentrolateral periaqueductal grayVentromedial partWheat germ agglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidaseAgglutinin-conjugated horseradish peroxidaseDistinct fiber pathwaysRetrograde tracing resultsRostral ventral medullaEdinger-Westphal nucleusDorsomedial periaqueductal graySupraoculomotor nucleusDistinct subregionsNucleus paragigantocellularisVentrolateral medullaVentral medullaPAG neuronsNucleus ambiguusFluoro-GoldRetrograde tracerCentral grayInnervation patternAnterograde labelingAnterograde tracer
1990
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
1989
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
1988
Adrenergic and non-adrenergic neurons in the C1 and C3 areas project to locus coeruleus: A fluorescent double labeling study
Pieribone V, Aston-Jones G, Bohn M. Adrenergic and non-adrenergic neurons in the C1 and C3 areas project to locus coeruleus: A fluorescent double labeling study. Neuroscience Letters 1988, 85: 297-303. PMID: 3362420, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(88)90582-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusAfferent neuronsAdrenergic neuronsFluorescent double-labeling studyRetrograde tracer Fluoro-GoldNon-adrenergic neuronsC1 adrenergic neuronsTracer Fluoro-GoldRat locus coeruleusDouble-labeling studiesPhenylethanolamine N-methyltransferaseVentrolateral medullaDorsomedial medullaFluoro-GoldIontophoretic injectionNeuronsSubsequent immunofluorescenceCoeruleusMedullaAreas project