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 …

Distribution and organization of cholinergic neurons in the rat forebrain demonstrated by computer‐aided data acquisition and three‐dimensional reconstruction

JS Schwaber, WT Rogers, K Satoh… - Journal of …, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
An understanding of the organization of cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system
has been an important objective for many years. By developing and applying a new …

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 …

Cholinergic synaptic circuitry in the macaque prefrontal cortex

L Mrzijak, M Pappy, C Leranth… - Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Surprisingly little is known about the synaptic architecture of the cholinergic innervation in
the primate cerebral cortex in spite of its acknowledged relevance to cognitive processing …

Cholinergic innervation of the human striatum, globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra, and red nucleus

MM Mesulam, D Mash, L Hersh… - Journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
The anatomical organization of cholinergic markers such as acetylcholinesterase, choline
acetyltransferase, and nerve growth factor receptors was investigated in the basal ganglia of …

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 …

An ultrastructural study of cholinergic and non-cholinergic neurons in the laterodorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei in the rat

T Honda, K Semba - Neuroscience, 1995 - Elsevier
Synaptic connectivity and other ultrastructural features of cholinergic and non-cholinergic
neurons in the laterodorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei were investigated with …

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 …

Cholinergic somata and terminals in the rat substantia nigra: an immunocytochemical study with optical and electron microscopic techniques

R Martïanez‐Murillo, R Villalba… - Journal of …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
The topographical distribution, histochemical characteristics, and anatomical relationships of
the cellular elements containing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactivity …

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) …