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8758946

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Evidence is presented for an anuran homologue of the mammalian spinocervicothalamic system. In vitro tract-tracing experiments with biotinylated dextran amine Xenopus laevis show that ascending spinal fibres from all levels of the spinal cord, passing via the dorsolateral funiculus, terminate in a cell area ventrolateral to the dorsal column nucleus. This cell area can be considered a possible homologue of the mammalian lateral cervical nucleus. After tracer applications to the ventral thalamus or to the torus semicircularis (both targets for somatosensory projections), the anuran lateral cervical nucleus was retrogradely labelled contralateral to the application sites. Tracer applications to the dorsolateral funiculus at the obex level and rostral spinal cord resulted in labelling of the cells of origin of the spinocervical tract. These were found, mainly ipsilaterally, in the ventral part of the dorsal horn, and were rather evenly distributed throughout the spinal cord. These data suggest the presence of an anuran homologue of the mammalian spinocervicothalamic system. A brief survey of the literature shows that such a system is much more common in vertebrates than previously thought.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1390-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for an anuran homologue of the mammalian spinocervicothalamic system: an in vitro tract-tracing study in Xenopus laevis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't