Morphological evidence for dopamine interactions with pallidal neurons in primates

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Lara Eid, M Parent

Abstract

The external (GPe) and internal (GPi) segments of the primate globus pallidus receive dopamine (DA) axonal projections arising mainly from the substantia nigra pars compacta and this innervation is here described based on tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunohistochemical observations gathered in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). At the light microscopic level, unbiased stereological quantification of TH positive (+) axon varicosities reveals a similar density of innervation in the GPe (0.19 ± 0.02 × 10(6) axon varicosities/mm(3) of tissue) and GPi (0.17 ± 0.01 × 10(6)), but regional variations occur in the anteroposterior and dorsoventral axes in both GPe and GPi and along the mediolateral plane in the GPe. Estimation of the neuronal population in the GPe (3.47 ± 0.15 × 10(3) neurons/mm(3)) and GPi (2.69 ± 0.18 × 10(6)) yields a mean ratio of, respectively, 28 ± 3 and 68 ± 15 TH+ axon varicosities/pallidal neuron. At the electron microscopic level, TH+ axon varicosities in the GPe appear significantly smaller than those in the GPi and very few TH+ axon varicosities are engaged in synaptic contacts in the GPe (17 ± 3%) and the GPi (15 ± 4%) compared to their unlabeled counterparts (77 ± 6 and 50 ± 12%, respectively). Genuine s...Continue Reading

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Feb 4, 2016·The European Journal of Neuroscience·Daniel J HegemanC Savio Chan
Jun 6, 2018·Frontiers in Neuroanatomy·Dave GagnonMartin Parent

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