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The fine structure of substance P (SP) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) immunoreactive structures in synaptic contacts localized to the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of the rat was investigated by means of immunoelectron microscopy. We also examined the possibility of retinal innervation of SP- and ADA- containing neurons by immunohistochemistry after degeneration of retinal terminals caused by enucleation. SP-like immunoreactive presynaptic terminals of the stratum griseum superficiale (SGS) formed both asymmetric and symmetric synaptic contacts. Presynaptic dendritelike structures were also observed. SP immunoreactive postsynaptic elements made contacts with terminals showing diverse features. ADA-like immunoreactive structures were seen only as postsynaptic elements to different kinds of nonimmunoreactive terminals and were mostly localized in the ventral third of the SGS and the dorsalmost stratum opticum (SO). After enucleation, degenerating retinal terminals were found to form synaptic contacts with SP and ADA immunoreactive structures. The highest number of such degenerating terminals on ADA immunoreactive structures was observed 2 days after retinal denervation, very few being seen after 5 days. These degenerating terminals were restricted to the ventral SGS and dorsal SO. SP immunoreactive structures postsynaptic to degenerating retinal terminals were most numerous 5 days after enucleation and mainly localized in the dorsal SGS. Occasionally, SP immunoreactive dendritelike processes forming synapses with degenerating retinal terminals were simultaneously presynaptic to other nonimmunoreactive profiles, defining, therefore, serial synapses. The present results suggest that SP-I and ADA-I collicular neurons may be part of distinct channels carrying visual information to the lateral posterior and lateral geniculate nuclei of the thalamus, respectively.
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