Morphological variability of NADPH diaphorase neurons across areas V1, V2, and V3 of the common agouti

作者：Freire Marco Aurelio M; Rocha Emiliana G; Oliveira Jorge Luiz F; Guimaraes Joanilson S; Silveira Luiz Carlos L; Elston Guy N; Pereira Antonio^*; Picanco Diniz Cristovam W

来源：Brain Research, 2010, 1318: 52-63.

DOI：10.1016/j.brainres.2009.12.045

• Interneuron
• Striate
• Extrastriate
• Area 17
• Area 18
• Rodent

Previous studies have shown a noticeable phenotypic diversity for pyramidal cells among cortical areas in the cerebral cortex. Both the extent and systematic nature of this variation suggests a correlation with particular aspects of cortical processing. Nevertheless, regional variations in the morphology of inhibitory cells have not been evaluated with the same detail. in the present study we performed a 3D morphometric analysis of 120 NADPH diaphorase (NADPH-d) type I neurons in the visual cortex of a South American Hystricomorph rodent, the diurnal agouti (Dasyprocta sp.). We found significant differences in morphology of NADPH-d type I neurons among visual cortical areas: cells became progressively larger and more branched from V1 to V2 and V3. Presumably, the specialized morphology of these cells is correlated with different sampling geometry and function. The data suggest that area-specific specializations of cortical inhibitory circuitry are also present in rodents.

• 出版日期2010-3-8