Yamauchi K, Yasuda M
J Hirnforsch. 1983;24(1):9-13.
Observations of neurons in the Golgi-Cox stained diencephalon in chickens revealed that the nucleus rotundus, corpus geniculatum laterale ventrale, nucleus entopeduncularis inferior and nucleus ovoidalis have well-defined boundaries whereas the other cell groups have ill-defined boundaries. Large, round cell bodies of the nucleus rotundus have very fine dendrites running straight in all directions. In contrast, neurons of the corpus geniculatum laterale ventrale have about two thick dendrites which always emerge at their dorsal and ventral poles and course vertically. Neurons of the nucleus entopeduncularis inferior, which shows the most specific pattern in the diencephalon, are mutually entwined and form net-like meshes. Most of the diencephalic neurons show a radiating type, but the hypothalamic neurons seem to be a subtype of this since they typically exhibit fewer and longer dendrites.
对经高尔基-考克斯染色的鸡间脑神经元的观察表明，圆核、外侧膝状体腹侧核、下丘脑腹内侧核和卵圆形核边界清晰，而其他细胞群边界不清晰。圆核中大型圆形细胞体有非常细的树突向各个方向笔直延伸。相比之下，外侧膝状体腹侧核的神经元有大约两根粗大的树突，它们总是在背侧和腹侧极出现并垂直延伸。下丘脑腹内侧核的神经元在间脑中表现出最特殊的模式，它们相互缠绕形成网状结构。大多数间脑神经元呈放射状，但下丘脑神经元似乎是其亚型，因为它们通常树突较少且较长。
