Tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactive neurons in the striatum of the rat

Neurosci Lett. 1989 Feb 13;97(1-2):6-10. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(89)90130-4.

Abstract

Striatal neurons exhibiting tyrosine hydroxylase-like immunoreactivity (TH-LI) were found in the adult rat. Most of these neurons had a cell body with a 10-20 microns diameter and several spiny dendrites. The number of striatal neurons with TH-LI was increased on the side ipsilateral to an electrothermic or 6-hydroxydopamine-induced lesion which had been placed in the regions around the substantia nigra.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Count
  • Corpus Striatum / cytology
  • Corpus Striatum / metabolism*
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Substantia Nigra / cytology
  • Tegmentum Mesencephali / cytology
  • Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / metabolism*

Substances

  • Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase