The Morphology and Distribution of Serotonin-Like Immunoreactive Fibers in the Cat Dorsal Column Nuclei
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-24-1987
Abstract
Fibers showing serotonin-like immunoreactivity (5-HT-LI) are demonstrated in the gracile, cuneate and external cuneate nuclei of the cat using avidin-biotinylated horseradish peroxidase and indirect fluorescence immunohistochemical methods. 5-HT-LI fibers are located in all cytoarchitectural subdivisions of the gracile and cuneate nuclei but are restricted to the medial half of the external cuneate nucleus. In all nuclei, 5-HT-LI fibers consist of long, varicose strands showing a wide range in the diameters of both varicosities and intervaricose segments. Results support the concept that serotonergic systems may be involved in the processing of non-noxious somatosensory submodalities.
Repository Citation
Pearson, J. C.,
& Goldfinger, M. D.
(1987). The Morphology and Distribution of Serotonin-Like Immunoreactive Fibers in the Cat Dorsal Column Nuclei. Neuroscience Letters, 74 (2), 125-131.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ncbp/695
DOI
10.1016/0304-3940(87)90137-6
