STEREOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COCHLEAR NUCLEI OF MONKEY (MACACA FASCICULARIS) AFTER DEAFFERENTATION

Authors

  • Ana M Insausti
  • Ricardo Insausti
  • Luis M Cruz-Orive
  • Manuel Manrique

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v19.p133-137

Keywords:

Cavalieri estimator, cochlear nuclei, deafferentation, glia, nonhuman primate, stereology, vertical slices

Abstract

The cochlear nuclei (CN) in the brainstem receive the input signals from the inner ear through the cochlear nerve, and transmit these signals to higher auditory centres. A variety of lesions of the cochlear nerve cause deafness. As reported in the literature, artificial removal of auditive input, or 'deafferentation', induces structural alterations in the CN. The purpose of this study was to estimate a number of relevant stereological parameters of the CN in control and deafferented Macaca fascicularis monkeys.

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Published

2011-05-03

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2000)

Section

Original Research Paper

How to Cite

Insausti, A. M., Insausti, R., Cruz-Orive, L. M., & Manrique, M. (2011). STEREOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE COCHLEAR NUCLEI OF MONKEY (MACACA FASCICULARIS) AFTER DEAFFERENTATION. Image Analysis and Stereology, 19(2), 133-137. https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v19.p133-137