Bruce I C, Tatton W G
Neurosci Lett. 1981 Sep 25;25(3):227-31. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(81)90396-7.
The distribution of neurons filled by retrograde axonal transport of horseradish peroxidase from the cervical enlargement is described in kittens prior to and following the time of appearance of mature alpha-motoneuron responses to motor cortical stimulation (at 107-111 days gestational age; about 41 days postnatally). Cortex and brainstem reconstructions of the distributions of filled neurons demonstrate a well-defined, discrete projection from cortical area 4 to spinal cord segments C3 to C8, both in mature and immature (20 and 24 days postnatal) animals. In addition, appropriate rubrospinal, reticulospinal and vestibulospinal projections were present at all ages studied.
描述了在小猫出现对运动皮层刺激的成熟α运动神经元反应之前和之后（妊娠107 - 111天；出生后约41天），通过辣根过氧化物酶逆行轴突运输填充的神经元的分布情况。对填充神经元分布的皮层和脑干重建显示，在成熟和未成熟（出生后20天和24天）动物中，从皮层4区到脊髓C3至C8节段都有明确、离散的投射。此外，在所研究的所有年龄段都存在适当的红核脊髓、网状脊髓和前庭脊髓投射。
