Efferent connections of the centrum medianum of the cat thalamus revealed by autoradiography
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Efferent connections of the centrum medianum and parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus (CM-Pf complex) in cats were studied by the method of anterograde axonal transport of tritiated amino acids followed by autoradiography. Projections from CM-Pf ascend to nuclei of the ventral group and nonspecific nuclei of the thalamus, preoptic, dorsal, lateral, and posterior areas of the hypothalamus, and also into the subthalamic region. Descending pathways are formed only by neurons of the caudomedial part of CM-Pf. They project into the pretectal region, superior colliculus, reticular formation, locus coeruleus, region of the ramus communicans, and substantia grisea centralis of the mesencephalon and pons, and also into the nuclei raphe, magnocellular reticular area, and inferior olivary nucleus of the medulla. In agreement with previous observations it was found that the caudomedial part of CM-Pf does not send direct projections into the cortex and striatum.
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Locus Coeruleus Superior Colliculus Axonal Transport Nucleus Raphe Direct ProjectionPreview
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