| Literature DB >> 3512283 |
P L Gabbott, J Somogyi, M G Stewart, J Hámori.
Abstract
Identified neurons in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) of the rat were studied using a Golgi/EM procedure in combination with post-embedding GABA immunocytochemistry. The results of this investigation identify clearly the GABA-immunoreactive nature of the two morphologically distinct neuronal populations found within the rat dLGN--thalamocortical relay cells are GABA-immunonegative whilst the putative 'interneurons' are GABA-immunopositive. This immunocytochemical evidence strongly suggests that 'interneurons' synthesize and use GABA to mediate their local inhibitory synaptic mechanisms within the dLGN of the rat.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3512283 DOI: 10.1007/bf00239521
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Brain Res ISSN: 0014-4819 Impact factor: 1.972