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Olivary projecting neurons in the nucleus of Darkschewitsch in the cat receive excitatory monosynaptic input from the cerebellar nuclei
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Brain research, 1994-08, Vol.653 (1), p.345-350
Ort / Verlag
London: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
1994
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The direct projection from the cerebellar nuclei to the inferior olive is GABAergic. In the present study, we investigated the projection from the cerebellar nuclei to the mesodiencephalic junction which is known to provide an excitatory projection to the inferior olive. The mesodiencephalic junction was studied in cat following anterograde transport of wheatgerm agglutinated horseradish peroxidase from the cerebellar nuclei in combination with: (1) retrograde transport of gold-lectin conjugate from the inferior olive; and (2) postembedding GABA-immunocytochemistry. Light microscopic analysis revealed that overlap of the anterograde and retrograde labeling was especially prominent in the nucleus of Darkschewitsch. Electron microscopic examination of this area showed: (1) that many cerebellar terminals made synaptic contacts with neurons that project to the inferior olive; (2) that virtually all cerebellar terminals were non-GABAergic and displayed an excitatory morphology; and (3) olivary projecting neurons were non-GABAergic. It is concluded that the indirect cerebellar projection to the inferior olive via the nucleus of Darkschewitsch is disynaptic and excitatory.