Extent of colocalization of serotonin and GABA in neurons of the ventral medulla oblongata in rat |
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Authors: | David E Millhorn Tomas Ho
kfelt Kim Seroogy AAJ Verhofstad |
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Institution: | David E. Millhorn, Tomas Ho¨kfelt, Kim Seroogy,A.A.J. Verhofstad |
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Abstract: | The colocalization of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the ventral aspect of the rat medulla oblongata was studied using antibodies directed against 5-HT and GABA. Although 5-HT- and GABA-immunoreactive cell bodies were observed over the entire rostral-caudal extent of the ventral medulla, the colocalization of these two classical neurotransmitters in single cells was, for the most part, limited to a region that corresponds anatomically to nucleus raphe magnus/nucleus paragigantocellularis. Schematic drawings showing the distribution of 5-HT/GABA cell bodies in the ventral medulla are provided. |
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Keywords: | 5-Hydroxytryptamine Coexistence Immunohistochemistry Neurotransmitter Nucleus raphe magnus Rat |
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