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An Autoradiographic Study of the Distribution of Fibers from the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus to the Digestive Tube of the Rat
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1983
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Dorsal Motor NucleusVagus NerveAutoradiographic StudySurgeryAnatomyDigestive TractPeripheral Nervous SystemVagal FibersRight DmxHealth SciencesHistopathologyCiliary BodyNervous SystemDigestive TubeNeurophysiologyNeuroanatomyPhysiologyCentral Nervous SystemMedicine
At the present time, complete agreement on the origin and course of parasympathetic preganglionic fibers to the alimentary canal has not been reached. The purpose of this study was to trace vagal fibers to the abdominal cavity and to follow the distribution of these fibers to the digestive tube. The technique used was to label neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMX) with 3H-leucine and then to follow the orthograde transport. 16 albino rats were used in this experiment. The right DMX in one group of rats and the left DMX in the other group was injected with 25 microCi of 3H-leucine in three injections. The injection sites and tissue sections from various areas of the digestive tube were processed for autoradiography. A heavy label was observed in the injection site and it could be traced down the vagus nerve through the thorax into the abdomen. Labelled vagal fibers were found in the parasympathetic ganglia of the stomach, small intestine and colon.