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Diencephalic projections from rostral brain in cat. An autoradiographic study. 1984

E Ramon-Moliner

Following isotope injections in gyrus proreus (cases CT-600 and CT-601), the following nuclei were labelled: reticularis anterior, ventralis anterior, medialis dorsalis, ventralis medialis, medial portions of lateralis posterior, paratenialis and parafascicularis. Following an injection which included the medial precruciate and caudal genualis cortices (CT-625) the projection included: reticularis anterior, anterior medialis, ventralis anterior, ventralis anteromedialis, ventralis medialis, medialis dorsalis (pars paralamellaris), lateralis posterior, and parafascicularis. Thus, the medial precruciate cortex and the gyrus proreus share a number of projections. The most important differences are as follows: medialis dorsali principalis (both its medial magnocellular portion and its lateral parvicellular portion) receives afferents from gyrus proreus, whereas its paralamellar portion receives them from the medial precruciate and genualis cortices; the nucleus anterior medialis receives fibers from the medial precruciate cortex but not from gyrus proreus; a dorsolateral extension of VM, coined here as nucleus ventralis anteromedialis (VAM) receives fibers from medial precruciate but not from proreus cortex. No labelling was found in the hypothalamus, septum, and amygdala following injections in either proreus or medial precruciate cortices.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009434	Neural Pathways	Neural tracts connecting one part of the nervous system with another.	Neural Interconnections,Interconnection, Neural,Interconnections, Neural,Neural Interconnection,Neural Pathway,Pathway, Neural,Pathways, Neural
D001933	Brain Stem	The part of the brain that connects the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES with the SPINAL CORD. It consists of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA.	Brainstem,Truncus Cerebri,Brain Stems,Brainstems,Cerebri, Truncus,Cerebrus, Truncus,Truncus Cerebrus
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D002421	Caudate Nucleus	Elongated gray mass of the neostriatum located adjacent to the lateral ventricle of the brain.	Caudatus,Nucleus Caudatus,Caudatus, Nucleus,Nucleus, Caudate
D002540	Cerebral Cortex	The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulci. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.	Allocortex,Archipallium,Cortex Cerebri,Cortical Plate,Paleocortex,Periallocortex,Allocortices,Archipalliums,Cerebral Cortices,Cortex Cerebrus,Cortex, Cerebral,Cortical Plates,Paleocortices,Periallocortices,Plate, Cortical
D005625	Frontal Lobe	The part of the cerebral hemisphere anterior to the central sulcus, and anterior and superior to the lateral sulcus.	Brodmann Area 8,Brodmann's Area 8,Frontal Cortex,Frontal Eye Fields,Lobus Frontalis,Supplementary Eye Field,Area 8, Brodmann,Area 8, Brodmann's,Brodmanns Area 8,Cortex, Frontal,Eye Field, Frontal,Eye Field, Supplementary,Eye Fields, Frontal,Frontal Cortices,Frontal Eye Field,Frontal Lobes,Lobe, Frontal,Supplementary Eye Fields
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
D013378	Substantia Nigra	The black substance in the ventral midbrain or the nucleus of cells containing the black substance. These cells produce DOPAMINE, an important neurotransmitter in regulation of the sensorimotor system and mood. The dark colored MELANIN is a by-product of dopamine synthesis.	Nigra, Substantia,Nigras, Substantia,Substantia Nigras
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