Meredith G E
Neurosci Lett. 1985 Apr 9;55(2):191-6. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(85)90018-7.
The utriculus of the inner ear of clupeid fishes comprises three maculae, each separately innervated. The three nerves were labelled with horseradish peroxidase in the herring and were found to project ipsilaterally to the cerebellum and octavus area and bilaterally to the lateralis zone of the brainstem. The anterior macular nerve terminates dorsally in the octavus area and exclusively in a rostral portion of the anterior octavus nucleus, whereas the middle and posterior macular nerves end ventrally in the octavus area and in the reticular formation. Large middle macular fibers synapse on the Mauthner-cell lateral dendrite.
鲱形目鱼类内耳的椭圆囊包含三个斑，每个斑都有独立的神经支配。在鲱鱼中，用辣根过氧化物酶标记了这三条神经，发现它们同侧投射到小脑和八区，双侧投射到脑干的外侧区。前斑神经在八区背侧终止，且仅终止于前八区核的吻侧部分，而中斑神经和后斑神经在八区腹侧及网状结构中终止。粗大的中斑纤维在莫纳细胞的外侧树突上形成突触。
