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Claustrocingulate connections in the rabbit and rat — a stereological study
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Abstract
In rat the numerical density of neurones projecting to the retrosplenial granular cortex (RSG) differed significantly from those projecting to the retrosplenial agranular (RSA) and cingulate (Cg) cortices while in rabbit the numerical densities of retrogradely labelled neurones in the claustrum following injections into various areas of the cerebral cortex did not differ significantly. The total number of retrogradely labelled neurones in the claustral limbic zones did not differ significantly in both species.
The quantitative analysis of claustral zones projecting to a different cingulate cortex area, both in rabbit and rat, reveals that each of these zones is rather homogeneous.
Abstract
In rat the numerical density of neurones projecting to the retrosplenial granular cortex (RSG) differed significantly from those projecting to the retrosplenial agranular (RSA) and cingulate (Cg) cortices while in rabbit the numerical densities of retrogradely labelled neurones in the claustrum following injections into various areas of the cerebral cortex did not differ significantly. The total number of retrogradely labelled neurones in the claustral limbic zones did not differ significantly in both species.
The quantitative analysis of claustral zones projecting to a different cingulate cortex area, both in rabbit and rat, reveals that each of these zones is rather homogeneous.
Keywords
claustrum; claustrocortical connections; limbic cortex; rat; retrograde transport; fluorescent tracers; stereology
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Claustrocingulate connections in the rabbit and rat — a stereological study
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47-56
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2000-02-16
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2000;59(1):47-56.
Keywords
claustrum
claustrocortical connections
limbic cortex
rat
retrograde transport
fluorescent tracers
stereology
Authors
Katarzyna Majak
Przemysław Kowiański
Jerzy Dziewiątkowski
Zbigniew Karwacki
Anna Łuczyńska
Janusz Moryś
