Honeycomb-like structure of the intermediate layers of the rat superior colliculus: afferent and efferent connections

S Mana, G Chevalier - Neuroscience, 2001 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence that acetylcholinesterase is organised in a lattice-like fashion
in the intermediate layers of the mammalian superior colliculus. In a recent study, we …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rat cochlear nucleus: [125I]‐α‐bungarotoxin receptor autoradiography and in situ hybridization of α7 nAChR subunit mRNA

HK Happe, BJ Morley - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The cochlear nucleus (CN) is the first site in the central nervous system (CNS) for processing
auditory information. Acetylcholine in the CN is primarily extrinsic and is an important …

Facilitation of saccade initiation by brainstem cholinergic system

Y Kobayashi, Y Saito, T Isa - Brain and Development, 2001 - Elsevier
It is well known that the intermediate layer (SGI) of the mammalian superior colliculus (SC)
receives cholinergic inputs originating from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus …

The effects of periaqueductally injected transmitter antagonists on forebrain‐elicited vocalization in the squirrel monkey

U Jürgens, CL Lu - European Journal of Neuroscience, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
In 15 squirrel monkeys, vocalization‐eliciting electrodes were implanted into the following
forebrain structures: anterior cingulate cortex, genu of the internal capsule, amygdala, bed …

Immunohistochemistry of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in rat cochlear nucleus

W Yao, DA Godfrey - Hearing research, 1995 - Elsevier
Neurons of the cochlear nucleus (CN) receive extrinsic and intrinsic cholinergic inputs, the
effects of which appear to be mediated primarily by muscarinic acetylcholine receptors …

Vesicular acetylcholine transporter in the rat cochlear nucleus: an immunohistochemical study

W Yao, DA Godfrey - Journal of Histochemistry & …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
After being synthesized in the cytoplasm of axon terminals, acetylcholine is packaged into
synaptic vesicles by a proton-dependent transporter, vesicular acetylcholine transporter …

Somatodendritic targeting of M5 muscarinic receptor in the rat ventral tegmental area: Implications for mesolimbic dopamine transmission

M Garzón, VM Pickel - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Muscarinic modulation of mesolimbic dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area
(VTA) plays an important role in reward, potentially mediated through the M5 muscarinic …

Subcellular distribution of M2 muscarinic receptors in relation to dopaminergic neurons of the rat ventral tegmental area

M Garzón, VM Pickel - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholine can affect cognitive functions and reward, in part, through activation of
muscarinic receptors in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to evoke changes in …

Honeycomb‐like structure of the intermediate layers of the rat superior colliculus, with additional observations in several other mammals: AChE patterning

G Chevalier, S Mana - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present study was to reinvestigate the stereometric pattern of
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity staining in the intermediate layers of the superior …

Presynaptic muscarinic acetylcholine receptors suppress GABAergic synaptic transmission in the intermediate grey layer of mouse superior colliculus

F Li, T Endo, T Isa - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The intermediate grey layer (the stratum griseum intermediale; SGI) of the superior colliculus
(SC) receives cholinergic inputs from the parabrachial region of the brainstem. It has been …