Cytoarchitecture of the Periaqueductal Gray Matter in the Cat: A Quantitative Nissl Study
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cells Tissues Organs
- Vol. 119 (2), 113-117
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000145870
Abstract
We studied the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) in cresyl-violet-stained serial sections from 5 cats applying quantitative determinations. No significant variations were observed in the cytological aspects in the various sites examined (lateral, ventral and dorsal regions, and external and internal portions). The neuronal density was constant in the different regions, but showed a gradual and significant increase in the most external regions of the PAG. Our findings do not, therefore, confirm the existence in the PAG of subnuclei with a specific cytoarchitecture; this does not, however, rule out the possibility that there are specific regions for connections, histochemical properties or functions.Keywords
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