| BNSTAL-5HT neuron | Hammack et al. (Hammack) | In agreement with McDonald (1983), neurons of the BNSTAL had a characteristic oval soma (approximately 22 X 15 micrometers) from which emanated two to four primary spine-sparse dendrites. The length of the primary dendrites ranged from 126
to 50 micrometers. Unfortunately, full morphometric reconstruction on several of the recovered cells was not possible due to the loss of some of the dendritic arbor during tissue processing. Collator note: the distribution of these neurons are shown in a single figure (Fig.1 page 586). It was assumed that BNSTAL of Levita et al. may correspond with the rostral levels of BSTal and BSTad of Swanson-1998 (Atlas Levels 16-17). It is possible that BSTov is also included in the BNSTAL of Levita et al., but no indication of this was found in the text. | includes | | In agreement with McDonald (1983), neurons of the BNSTAL had a characteristic oval soma (approximately 22 X 15 micrometers) from which emanated two to four primary spine-sparse dendrites. The length of the primary dendrites ranged from 126
to 50 micrometers. Unfortunately, full morphometric reconstruction on several of the recovered cells was not possible due to the loss of some of the dendritic arbor during tissue processing. Collator note: the morphological identity is not fully described in terms of dendritic arbor. It is safer to assume the 5HT-BNSTAL population is just a chemical phenotype of the BST lateral neurons of McDonald. | Levita L., Hammack S.E., Mania I., Li X.-Y., Davis M. & Rainnie D.G. | Mihail Bota |
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