Immunocytochemical organization and sour taste activation in the rostral nucleus of the solitary tract of mice.

ABSTRACT: Sensory inputs from the oropharynx terminate in both the trigeminal brainstem complex and the rostral part of the nucleus of the solitary tract (nTS). Taste information is conveyed via the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves, while general mucosal innervation is carried by the trigeminal and glossopharyngeal nerves. In contrast, the caudal nTS receives general visceral information largely from the vagus nerve. Although the caudal nTS shows clear morphological and molecularly delimited subdivisions, the rostral part does not. Thus, linking taste-induced patterns of activity to morphological subdivisions in the nTS is challenging. To test whether molecularly defined features of the rostral nTS correlate with patterns of taste-induced activity, we combined immunohistochemistry for markers of v

SUBMITTER: Stratford JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5138149 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature