Biomaterial Database

Projections to the posterior visual hyperstriatal region in the chick: an HRP study. 1985

M I Boxer, and D Stanford

The thalamic nuclei in birds are known to receive afferents from the retina and project to the hyperstriatum. However, the efferent connections of one of these, the anterior lateral nucleus (LA) have been a subject of controversy for some time. Using horseradish peroxidase tracing techniques we have shown that, in the chick, the efferents of the thalamus (including the LA) project to the visual hyperstriatum. In the case of the LA this is to the right hyperstriatum only and to posterior regions not previously regarded as having a visual function.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002645	Chickens	Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA.	Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D005260	Female		Females
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013687	Telencephalon	The anterior subdivision of the embryonic PROSENCEPHALON or the corresponding part of the adult prosencephalon that includes the cerebrum and associated structures.	Endbrain,Endbrains
D013787	Thalamic Nuclei	Several groups of nuclei in the thalamus that serve as the major relay centers for sensory impulses in the brain.	Nuclei, Thalamic
D014795	Visual Pathways	Set of cell bodies and nerve fibers conducting impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex. It includes the RETINA; OPTIC NERVE; optic tract; and geniculocalcarine tract.	Pathway, Visual,Pathways, Visual,Visual Pathway