Table 1.
The total number of neurons lost* after NMDA injection into the VMPJ.
| Cat | VLLN | FTP | PPN | MRF | RRN | VTA | SN | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJ3 | -- | 60 | -- | 1508 | 1208 | -- | 648 | 3424 |
| FO4(1) | -- | 102 | -- | 935 | 312 | 264 | 858 | 2471 |
| FO4(2) | -- | -- | -- | 480 | 3756 | -- | 2718 | 6954 |
| FO5(1) | -- | -- | -- | 348 | 1032 | -- | 1612 | 2992 |
| FO5(2) | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 1425 | -- | 1932 | 3375 |
| LC11 | -- | -- | -- | 1908 | 852 | 450 | -- | 3210 |
| LC12(1) | -- | -- | -- | 981 | 789 | 870 | 99 | 2739 |
| LC12(2) | -- | -- | -- | 417 | 1936 | 726 | -- | 3079 |
| MO1 | 303 | 745 | 450 | 948 | 1390 | -- | -- | 3836 |
| FO2 | -- | 812 | -- | 684 | 1616 | -- | -- | 3112 |
| FO3 | 108 | 1298 | -- | 856 | 610 | -- | -- | 2872 |
| VJ4(1) | -- | 908 | -- | 1034 | 566 | -- | -- | 2508 |
| VJ4(2) | -- | 1218 | -- | 534 | 552 | -- | -- | 2304 |
*
including the dopaminergic neurons in the RRN, SN and VTA, as well as the cholinergic neurons in the PPN.
--
No neurons were lost in the area.
FTP: paralemnical tegmental field (including ventral part of the lateral lemniscus); MRF: mesencephalic reticular formation (including medial lemniscus); PPN: pedunculopontine nucleus, RRN: retrorubral nucleus; SN: substantia nigra; VLLN: nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, ventral portion; VTA: ventral tegmental nucleus.