Organization of projections from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to the basolateral complex of the amygdala in the rat

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Brain Research

Volume 500, Issues 1–2, 23 October 1989, Pages 389-394

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Abstract

Mediodorsal thalamic (MD) projections to the basolateral amygdaloid complex of the rat were investigated with the anterograde neuronal tracer, Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin. Iontophoretic injections were made in distinct subdivisions of the rostral and caudal part of the MD. Both the medial and lateral division of the MD showed a projection to the basolateral complex and there appears to be a topographical organization of the innervation in the rostrocaudal direction: the rostral and caudal part of the MD project to respectively the mid-rostrocaudal and rostral part of the basolateral complex.

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Organization of projections from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus to the basolateral complex of the amygdala in the rat

Abstract

Brain Res. Bull.

Brain Research

Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Brain Res. Rev.

Brain Research

Brain Res. Bull.

Brain Research

Brain Research

Behav. Brain Res.

Neurosci. Lett.

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