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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Chem Neuroanat. 2011 Nov 20;43(2):103–111. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.11.002

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Reticulomedullary and reticulospinal terminals were observed contacting neurons with confocal (A-C) and electron (D) microscopy. (A-C) Confocal micrographs (10 consecutive and overlapping optical sections composing a 4.5 um thick Z stack) illustrate (A) a NeuN-ir neuron and (B) BDA-labeled reticulomedullary varicosities in the trigeminal dorsal horn. (C) The overlay demonstrates appositions between two BDA-labeled reticulomedullary varicosities and the NeuN-ir cell. Scale bar = 10 um for panels A - C. (D) Electron micrograph illustrating a BDA-labeled terminal (BDA-t) forming an apposition with an unlabeled perikarya (up). An unlabeled terminal (ut) is also seen forming an apposition with the cell. Scale bar = 500 nm.