Stimulus frequency affects c-fos expression in the rat visual system |
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Authors: | Correa-Lacárcel J Pujante M J Terol F F Almenar-García V Puchades-Orts A Ballesta J J Lloret J Robles J A Sanchez-del-Campo F |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy, Alicante Medical School, Miguel Hernandez University, Campus of San Juan, Alicante, Spain. correa@umh.es |
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Abstract: | We have characterised the c-fos expression patterns in various centers of the visual pathway of adult rats monocularly stimulated either by continuous or flickering light at different frequencies. Results show different immunocytochemical patterns in all centers studied, the geniculate lateral complex (LGC), superior colliculus (SC) and primary visual cortex (Oc1), depending on the physical characteristics of the stimulus (blinking frequency and light wavelength). After stimulation of the left eye, the ipsilateral pathway presents a substantial density of immunoresponsive cells, which is greater than expected with respect to the number of fibers that project ipsilaterally from the retina to the LGC and the superficial layers of the SC. A surprisingly high positive immunoresponsiveness is obtained in all cases with coherent light stimulation in the red spectrum (634 nm). |
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Keywords: | Immediate early genes Immunocytochemistry Superior colliculus Lateral geniculate complex Primary visual cortex |
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