Abstract
Secondary optic projections were studied in the toad, Bufo marinus using the method of transneuronal transport of triated proline and fucose. Following a survival of 14 days after eye injection autoradiographic label was transported transneuronally to the contralateral nucleus isthmi, the deeper layers of the contralateral tectum, the pontine region, the ipsilateral tectum and to the contralateral thalamus. Toads which survived 21 days or longer exhibited transneuronal transport of isotope to the contralateral telencephalon. The labelled patch in the telecephalon was located in the striatum, in the region of the lateral forebrain bundle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 239-244 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neuroscience letters |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1980 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:I thank Mrs. L. Pearson and Dr. K. Sanderson for assistance with this study and Miss Sue Hughes for typing the manuscript. The research was supported by a grant from the Flinders University Research Budget and from the Australian Research Grants Committee to Dr. Sanderson.