Abstract
Cholinergic projections to auditory system are vital for coupling arousal with sound processing. Systematic search with in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry indicated that the ventral nucleus of the medial geniculate body and the nucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus constituted cholinergic synaptic sites in the brainstem auditory system, containing a significant number of cholinergic axon terminals and m2 receptor-expressing cell bodies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1393-1399 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Anatomical Record |
Volume | 293 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Central auditory system
- Muscarinic receptors
- Vesicular acetylcholine transporter
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anatomy
- Biotechnology
- Histology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics