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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(8): 1167-71. |
Vestibular Efferent Neurons of Otolith Organs in Mongolian Gerbils |
Won-Sang Lee, MD1, ans Seung-Chul Lee, MD2 |
1;Department of Otolaryngology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, 2;Department of Otolaryngology, Inha University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
들쥐 이석기관의 원심성 전정세포 |
이원상1 · 이승철2 |
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실1;인하대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실2; |
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ABSTRACT |
The diffferent results of the morphological studies of the efferent neurons in vestibular system have been reported according to the different animals and methods of investigation. Locations, projectional patterns and ell ount of the vestibular efferent neurons of the otolith organs in the brainstem of 20 Mongolian gerbils were investigated with the use of retrograde transport of horseradish-peroxidase(HRP) by scratch method. The neurons were located dorsal to facial genu and ventro-madial to vestibular nucleus (group I), in reticular formation ventral to facial genu(group II) and ventro-medial to descending vestibular nucleus(group III). Group I and group II were located billaterally, but neurons of group III were observed only in ipsilateral side. Labeled efferent neurons were more abundant in contralateral side than ipsilateral side in bilaterlly labeled groups.
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Keywords:
Efferent neeuronㆍUtricle Saccule. |
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