Weber J T, Chen I L, Hutchins B
Brain Res. 1986 Nov 12;397(2):389-94. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90645-1.
The pretectal projection to the pulvinar nucleus in the cat was examined using the retrograde transport of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase. These data show that both visual and non-visual areas of the pretectal complex contribute to the projection. Specifically, large numbers of labeled neurons are located within the pretectal olivary nucleus with a substantial number of labeled neurons observed within the nucleus of the optic tract. Labeled neurons are also located within the medial, anterior and posterior nuclei, but not to the degree observed in the other pretectal nuclei. Morphometric analysis of labeled and Nissl-stained neurons indicate that the pretectopulvinar pathway is not correlated to any single cell size.
利用小麦胚凝集素-辣根过氧化物酶的逆行运输法，对猫的顶盖前区向丘脑枕核的投射进行了研究。这些数据表明，顶盖前复合体的视觉和非视觉区域都参与了这一投射。具体而言，大量标记神经元位于顶盖前橄榄核内，在视束核内也观察到相当数量的标记神经元。标记神经元也位于内侧核、前核和后核内，但数量不如在其他顶盖前核中观察到的多。对标记神经元和尼氏染色神经元的形态计量分析表明，顶盖前区-丘脑枕通路与任何单一细胞大小均无相关性。
