Cytoarchitectonic subdivisions of the parabrachial nucleus in the Japanese monkey ( Macacus fuscatus) with special reference to spinoparabrachial fiber terminals

The cytoarchitectonic subnuclear organization of the parabrachial nucleus (PB) surrounding the brachium conjunctivum (BC) in the monkey was examined using the Nissl method and the anterograde axonal flow method. PB of the monkey could be divided into the following subnuclei: the dorsal area (DPBM) a...

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Published in:Neuroscience research 2001, Vol.39 (1), p.95-108
Main Authors: Kitamura, Taiko, Nagao, Soichi, Kunimoto, Kenta, Shirama, Kazuhiko, Yamada, Jinzo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Anterograde axonal flow
Brain Stem - cytology
Cerebellum - cytology
Cytoarchitecture
Macaca
Male
Monkey
Parabrachial nucleus
Rats
Reticular Formation - cytology
Species Specificity
Spinal fiber
Spinocerebellar Tracts - cytology
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Summary:The cytoarchitectonic subnuclear organization of the parabrachial nucleus (PB) surrounding the brachium conjunctivum (BC) in the monkey was examined using the Nissl method and the anterograde axonal flow method. PB of the monkey could be divided into the following subnuclei: the dorsal area (DPBM) along the medial surface of the medial three-fourths of BC in the caudal half of medial PB (PBM), the ventral area (VPBM) along the medial surface of the lateral one-fourth of BC in the rostral two-thirds of PB, the ventrolateral part of lateral PB (PBL) lateral to BC throughout PB (EL), the ventral part of the rostral half of PBL ventral to EL (EXL), the medial part of middle PBL along the dorsal surface of BC (VL), the dorsal and lateral marginal part of PBL in the rostral two-thirds of PB (DL), the cell cluster in the dorsomedial part of the rostral half of PBL between VL and DL (CL), the dorsocentral part appearing at the level of root exit of the trochlear nerve between DL and CL and extending to the rostral end of PBL (IL), the area between DL and IL in the rostral one-seventh of PBL (SL), and Kölliker-Fuse nucleus (KF) ventral to EL and BC in the middle one-third of PB and lateral to the lateral pontine tegmentum. After the injection of biotinylated dextran amine into the upper cervical segments, labeled fibers terminated in each subdivision of PB with different densities; most heavily in IL, more heavily in DL and KF, moderately in EL and VPBM, and scarcely in the rest of PB. The present study demonstrated for the first time the subdivisions of PB in the monkey, which were essentially common to those of the rat based on the cytoarchictecture of PB and spinal fiber terminals in it.
ISSN:0168-0102
1872-8111
DOI:10.1016/S0168-0102(00)00202-9