The distribution of respiration-related and swallowing-related motoneurons innervating the rat genioglossus muscle
The distribution of respiration-related and swallowing-related motoneurons innervating the rat genioglossus muscle
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支配大鼠颏舌肌的呼吸相关和吞咽相关运动神经元的分布
DOI:
10.1080/08990220120113020
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
K. Furusawa
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作者:
K. Yasuda;Yoko Nakayama;Mizuho Tanaka;Mikiko Tanaka;Ryota Mori;K. Furusawa
The present study was an attempt to identify the location of genioglossal respiratory and swallowing motoneuron cell bodies within the hypoglossal (XII) nucleus using both electrophysiological and morphological studies. The genioglossus muscle is innervated by the genioglossal branch of the medial XII nerve. At the entrance to the muscle, the genioglossal branch divides in the directions of the mandible and tongue. Five of five rats displayed both respiratory-related and swallowing-related bursts in the medial XII branch towards the mandible. All five rats also displayed swallowing-related bursts in the medial XII branch towards the tongue. In addition, horseradish peroxidase conjugated to wheatgerm agglutinin (HRP:WGA) was injected into the proximal cut ends of each branch. When HRP:WGA was injected into the branch in the direction of the mandible, HRP-labeled cells were detected in the lateral region of the ventromedial subnucleus in the XII nucleus, extending from 0.7 to 1.2 mm rostral to the obex. On the other hand, after injection into the branch in the direction of the mandible, HRP-labeled cells were detected in the ventromedial subnucleus of the XII nucleus, extending from 0.3 to 1.2 mm rostral to the obex. These results provide evidence that genioglossal respiration-related and swallowing-related motoneurons are located in different portions within the ventromedial subnucleus of the XII nucleus.