Abstract
The Edinger-Westphal nucleus in goldfish was identified by retrograde labeling from the ciliary ganglion. In the same animals a few neurons near this nucleus (perinuclear Edinger-Westphal neurons) were labeled by a different retrograde tracer injected into the cerebellum. No double-labeled cells were found. Similar results were obtained in kelp bass, except that in this species no cerebellar-projecting perinuclear neurons were observed. Cerebellar-projecting Edinger-Westphal neurons have previously been described in some mammals, but not in other vertebrates. Therefore the homology of cerebellar-projecting cells of the Edinger-Westphal region in mammals and teleost fishes is doubtful.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Keywords: | Cerebellum; Ciliary ganglion; Edinger-Westphal nucleus; Fluoro-Gold; Goldfish; Horseradish peroxidase; Kelp bass; Teleost |
Faculties: | Biology > Department Biology II > Neurobiology |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-3302-4 |
Item ID: | 3302 |
Date Deposited: | 18. Apr 2008, 11:42 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 12:47 |