Strain-dependent variations in the number of forebrain cholinergic neurons

A Albanese, S Gozzo, C Iacopino, MC Altavista - Brain research, 1985 - Elsevier
The morphological organization of putatively cholinergic neurons was studied in the
forebrain of two inbred mouse strains (C57BL/6 and DBA/2) by means of …

Genetically determined cholinergic deficiency in the forebrain of C57BL/6 mice

AR Bentivoglio, MC Altavista, R Granata, A Albanese - Brain research, 1994 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates that a deficiency of forebrain cholinergic neurons occurs in
C57BL/6 (C57) mice, a strain characterized by poor learning capabilities. The brains of 21 …

Rabbit forebrain cholinergic system: morphological characterization of nuclei and distribution of cholinergic terminals in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus

C Varga, W Härtig, J Grosche, J Keijser… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Although the rabbit brain, in particular the basal forebrain cholinergic system, has become a
common model for neuropathological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease …

Cholinergic pathways to the cerebral cortex in rats

H Wenk, V Bigl, U Meyer, D Biesold - … mechanisms: Phylogenetic aspects …, 1981 - Springer
Recent experiments from several laboratories revealed that magnocellular nuclei of the
substantia innominata (SI) of the basal forebrain of primates and rats show a direct and …

Distribution of central cholinergic neurons in the baboon (papio papio). I. General morphology

K Satoh, HC Fibiger - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
The morphological characteristics of cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system
(CNS) of the baboon (Papio papio) were studied by choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) …

Different levels of acetylcholinesterase and choline acetyltransferase activities in C57Bl/6 and DBA/2 mice are not accompanied with different density of cortical …

C Schwab, G Brückner, C Castellano, A Oliverio… - Neurochemical …, 1990 - Springer
Mice of the inbred strains C57Bl/6 and DBA/2 show strain-dependent behavioural
differences which have been correlated with variations in the organization of brain …

Cholinergic neurons of the rat and primate striatum are morphologically different

JA Yelnik, GA Percheron, C Franóis… - Progress in Brain Research, 1993 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary It is well-established that the striatum contains a population of
cholinergic neurons, which can be revealed by using either acetylcholinesterase (AChE) …

The cholinergic nuclei of the basal forebrain of the rat: normal structure, development and experimentally induced degeneration

MV Sofroniew, RCA Pearson, TPS Powell - Brain research, 1987 - Elsevier
The normal morphology and distribution of the cholinergic neurones of the basal forebrain of
the rat have been studied qualitatively and quantitatively after staining …

Anatomical organization of some cholinergic systems in the mammalian forebrain

HC Fibiger, J Lehmann - … Aspects, Central and Peripheral Synapses, and …, 1981 - Springer
Although acetylcholine (ACh) was one of the first neurotransmitters to be found in the central
nervous system, knowledge concerning the anatomical organization of cholinergic neurons …

Cholinergic innervation of mouse forebrain structures

CA Kitt, C Höhmann, JT Coyle… - Journal of Comparative …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Using choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunocytochemistry and acetylcholinesterase
(AChE) histochemistry, we investigated regional and laminar differences in cholinergic …