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Reciprocal connections between substantia nigra and medullary reticular formation in the rat

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Electrophysiological analysis shows reciprocal connections between substantia nigra and medullary reticular formation (nucleus reticularis giganto celullaris). The nigro-reticular connection appears to be monosynaptic, as shown by antidromic activation, and comprises an ipsi and a contralateral component. Its effect is mainly inhibitory. The reticulonigral component produces mainly excitatory effects and includes fibres from nucleus giganto celullaris and nucleus parvocelullaris in the medullary reticular formation.

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  1. Escuela de Bioanalisis, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central, Caracas, Venezuela

    Betty Pardey-Borrero & J. A. Gonzalez-Vegas

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This work was aided by a grant from CONICIT (projecto 31.26.S1-0412).

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Pardey-Borrero, B., Gonzalez-Vegas, J.A. Reciprocal connections between substantia nigra and medullary reticular formation in the rat. Experientia 36, 665–666 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970126

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