Response of neurons in the solitary tract nucleus, area postrema and lateral parabrachial nucleus to gastric load of hypertonic saline

Motoi Kobashi, Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Tomosada Sugimoto, Akira Adachi

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Abstract

c-Fos was induced in the solitary tract nucleus (NTS), area postrema (AP) and lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPB) by the intragastric injection of hypertonic saline. The effect was bilateral and most dramatic in the NTS caudal to the facial nucleus and the AP, the areas receiving dense vagal afferent projection from the subdiaphragmatic structures. At least a part of these Fos-LI is considered to have been induced by the activation of the visceral osmoreceptors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-50
Number of pages4
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume158
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993 Aug 6
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Area postrema
  • Gastric load
  • Hypertonic saline
  • Osmoreceptor
  • Parabrachial nucleus
  • Solitary tract nucleus
  • c-Fos

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)

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