Localization of motoneurons innervating the stylopharyngeus muscle in the cat
| Autor: | Jeffrey T. Keller, P Cassini, Mary C. Saunders, H R van Loveren |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Larynx
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Horseradish peroxidase Swallowing otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Animals Glossopharyngeal Nerve Stylopharyngeus muscle Motor Neurons Nucleus ambiguus Brain Mapping Medulla Oblongata biology Muscles General Neuroscience Vagus Nerve Anatomy Motor neuron medicine.anatomical_structure nervous system Cats Pharyngeal Muscles biology.protein Medulla oblongata Brainstem Laryngeal Muscles |
| Zdroj: | Neuroscience Letters. 58:251-255 |
| ISSN: | 0304-3940 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0304-3940(85)90173-9 |
| Popis: | Recent investigations of the nucleus ambiguus (NA) have attempted to identify motoneurons associated with muscles of the larynx and pharynx. However, relatively little attention has been directed to the stylopharyngeus muscle, which is important in elevation of the pharynx in swallowing and speech. The present study was designed to identify the specific location of stylopharyngeus motoneurons within the brainstem. Horseradish peroxidase or fluorescent dye was injected into the stylopharyngeus muscle of 12 cats. Retrogradely labeled cells were located ipsilateral in the rostral NA and retrofacial nucleus. This is the first report to definitively localize stylopharyngeus motoneurons. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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