Johnson J E
Acta Neuropathol. 1975;31(2):117-27. doi: 10.1007/BF00688146.
The lateral vestibular nucleus was studied by light and electron microscopy in normal rats as well as in rats in which the anterior cerebellar vermis was destroyed. Dark neurons were seen in many of the operated rats but were rarely found in normal control animals. The dark neurons were not seen in adjacent nuclei. In additional rats, it was found that anoxia, extra anaesthetic, postmortem rough handling, and sham operations did not increase the frequency of dark neurons. These data indicate that dark neurons might not always be artifactual and that the lateral vestibular nucleus appears to be a focal point for their occurrence.
采用光镜和电镜对正常大鼠以及小脑蚓部前部被损毁的大鼠的外侧前庭核进行了研究。在许多手术大鼠中可见深色神经元，但在正常对照动物中很少发现。在相邻核团中未见到深色神经元。在另外的大鼠中还发现，缺氧、过量麻醉、死后粗暴处理和假手术并未增加深色神经元的出现频率。这些数据表明，深色神经元可能并非总是人为假象，而且外侧前庭核似乎是其出现的一个焦点部位。
