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. 2008 Jun 11;19(2):424–434. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhn093

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Figure 1. — Distribution of DAT-ir axons (red) in parasagittal sections of the macaque monkey thalamus. DAT-ir axons are presented over micrographs of adjacent sections stained for AChE activity, which were the main reference for identifying the thalamic nuclei. The AChE micrographs were rendered partially transparent to attenuate contrast and facilitate visualization of the DAT-ir axons. The lateral distance from the midline is given for each section; anterior is to the right and posterior to the left. Note the marked differences in DAT-ir axonal density between the various nuclei, with the MD nucleus (the lateral sector in the figure —MDl—) and the ventral thalamic nuclei holding the densest immunolabeling. The plain grey zones in A and B correspond to tissue regions damaged in the immunoreacted sections. The calibration bar applies to (A) and (B). AD, anterodorsal nucleus; AM, anteromedial nucleus; AV, anteroventral nucleus; Cd, caudate nucleus; Ci, internal capsule; CL, central lateral nucleus; CM-Pf, centromedian-parafascicular complex; Csl, central nucleus-superior lateral part; Itp, inferior thalamic peduncule; LD, lateral dorsal nucleus; Li, limitans nucleus; Lme, external medullary lamina; MDl, mediodorsal nucleus-lateral sector; MDv, mediodorsal nucleus-ventral sector; MDp, mediodorsal nucleus-posterior sector; Pcn, paracentral nucleus; Pf, parafascicular nucleus; Pt, parataenial nucleus; Pul M, medial pulvinar nucleus; Pul O, oral pulvinar nucleus; R, reticular nucleus; VAmc, ventral anterior nucleus-magnocellular part; VApc, ventral anterior nucleus-parvocellular part; VAvm, ventral anterior nucleus-ventromedial part; VLc, ventral lateral nucleus-caudal part; VLm, ventral lateral nucleus-medial part; VLo, ventral lateral nucleus-oral part; VPI, ventral posterior inferior nucleus; VPLo, ventral posterior lateral nucleus-oral part; VPM, ventral posterior medial nucleus; VPMpc, ventral posterior medial nucleus-parvocellular part; X, ventral lateral nucleus-area X; ZI, zona incerta.