Connection Input Mapping and 3D Reconstruction of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord Projections to the CSF-Contacting Nucleus

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the CSF-contacting nucleus receives brainstem and spinal cord projections and to understand the functional significance of these connections.MethodsThe retrograde tracer cholera toxin B subunit (CB) was injected into the CSF-contacting nucleus in Sprague-Dawley rats a...

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Main Authors: Si-Yuan Song, Ying Li, Xiao-Meng Zhai, Yue-Hao Li, Cheng-Yi Bao, Cheng-Jing Shan, Jia Hong, Jun-Li Cao, Li-Cai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fncir.2020.00011/full