AFFERENT NEURONS IN THE HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE OF THE ZEBRA FINCH (POEPHILA-GUTTATA) - LOCALIZATION WITH HORSERADISH-PEROXIDASE
AFFERENT NEURONS IN THE HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE OF THE ZEBRA FINCH (POEPHILA-GUTTATA) - LOCALIZATION WITH HORSERADISH-PEROXIDASE
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DOI:
10.1002/cne.902100209
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
ARNOLD, AP
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作者:
BOTTJER, SW;ARNOLD, AP
Hypoglossal efferent fibers are known to innervate the vocal organ (syrinx) in songbirds. To determine the existence of afferent fibers from the syrinx in the zebra finch, horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was applied to the cut peripheral branch of the hypoglossal nerve that innervates the left sise of the syrinx. Cell bodies in the ganglion of the left vagus nerve were labeled, but no transganglionic (anterograde) transport into the CNS was observed at transport intervals of 1-5 days. (In comparison, applying HRP to the cut descending branch of the vagus produced labeled cell bodies in the vagal ganglion as well as heavy anterograde label extending into the solitary nucleus). Injecition of HRP conjugated to wheat germ agglutinin into the intrinsic syringeal muscles also labeled cell bodies in the vagal ganglion and again no transganglionic label was observed. Applicaiton of HRP more proximally to the cut hypoglossal trunk resulted in the appearance of labeled cell bodies in the vagal ganglion as well as anterograde label extending from the descending trigeminal tract to the principal sensory nucleus of V. Hypoglossal afferents have cell bodies in the vagal ganglion, enter the medulla dorsally with vagal fibers and terminate in the trigeminal complex. The identification of these afferent fibers raises the important question of their role in vocal learning.