The Brain Stem in a Lizard, Varanus exanthematicus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1 Introduction.
• 2 Materials and Techniques.
• 2.1 Cytoarchitectonic Analysis.
• 2.2 Immunohistochemical Procedures.
• 2.3 Tract-Tracing Studies.
• 3 Gross Anatomy.
• 3.1 The Brain Stem.
• 3.2 The Cranial Nerves.
• 4 Spinal Projections to the Brain Stem.
• 4.1 The Dorsal Column Nucleus and its Afferent and Efferent Connections.
• 4.2 Fiber Systems Ascending in the Lateral Funiculus.
• 5 Organization and Connections of the Sensory Trigeminal Nuclei.
• 5.1 Cytoarchitecture.
• 5.2 Primary Afferents.
• 5.3 Central Trigeminal Projections.
• 6 The Solitary Tract and Related Nuclei.
• 6.1 Cytoarchitecture : Viscerosensory Nuclei.
• 6.2 Primary Afferents.
• 6.3 Central Visceral and Taste Pathways.
• 7 Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei.
• 7.1 Somatomotor Nuclei.
• 7.2 Branchiomotor Nuclei.
• 7.3 Visceromotor Nuclei.
• 8 The Vestibular Nuclear Complex and Related Structures.
• 8.1 Cytoarchitecture.
• 8.2 Primary Afferents.
• 8.3 Central Vestibular Projections.
• 9 Acoustic Projections.
• 9.1 Primary Acoustic Projections and Nuclei.
• 9.2 The Superior Olive.
• 9.3 The Torus Semicircularis.
• 10 Visual Input to the Brain Stem.
• 10.1 The Tectum Mesencephali.
• 10.2 The Nucleus of the Basal Optic Root.
• 10.3 The Isthmic Nuclei.
• 11 Forebrain Projections to the Brain Stem.
• 11.1 Notes on the Organization of the Reptilian Forebrain.
• 11.2 Basal Ganglia Projections to the Brain Stem.
• 11.3 Diencephalic Projections to the Brain Stem.
• 11.4 The Habenulointerpeduncular Tract.
• 12 Cerebellar Connections.
• 12.1 Notes on the Cerebellar Cortex.
• 12.2 The Cerebellar Nuclei.
• 12.3 Afferent Connections of the Cerebellum.
• 12.4 Efferent Connections of the Cerebellum.
• 13 The Reticular Formation.
• 13.1 Cytoarchitecture.
• 13.2 Monoaminergic and Peptidergic Components.
• 13.3 Ascending Projections.
• 13.4 Descending Projections.
• 14 Concluding Remarks.
• 14.1 Ascending Projections.
• 14.2 Descending Projections to the Brain Stem.
• 14.3 Descending Projections from the Brain Stem.
• 14.4 Cerebellar Connections.
• 14.5 Research Perspectives.
• Acknowledgments.
• References.