Ipsilateral projections to the terminal nuclei of the accessory optic system in the albino rat

Neurosci Lett. 1983 Dec 23;43(1):19-24. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(83)90122-2.

Abstract

The projection of the retinal ganglion cells to the terminal nuclei of the accessory optic system has been re-examined in the albino rat. After intravitreal injection of [3H]leucine the contralateral and ipsilateral terminal nuclei were labeled. This complete ipsilateral projection in the rat has, of yet, not been documented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoradiography
  • Axonal Transport
  • Functional Laterality
  • Leucine / metabolism
  • Male
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Retina / analysis*
  • Tritium
  • Visual Pathways / anatomy & histology*

Substances

  • Tritium
  • Leucine