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All the major cell types described by Osen (1969a) in cat can be identified in the guinea pig cochlear nucleus (Hackney and Osen, 1985). In the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN), granule cells, octopus cells, globular cells, spherical cells, small cells, multipolar cells and giant cells can all be found. There are differences between the two species in the distribution of some of these cell types. The present account concentrates on two of the major cell types seen in the Nissl-stained VCN — the spherical and globular cell — and on the morphology of the bushy cells seen in Golgi stained material in the same regions.
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Hackney, C.M. (1988). Observations on the Cytoarchitecture of the Guinea Pig Ventral Cochlear Nucleus. In: Syka, J., Masterton, R.B. (eds) Auditory Pathway. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1300-7_12
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