ISSN:
1432-0878
Keywords:
Pineal nerve
;
Sheep and rabbit fetuses
;
Subcommissuralorgan
;
Ontogeny
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The presence of a nerve located just caudal to the pineal gland in the mid-sagittal plane is demonstrated in sheep and rabbit fetuses. This nerve lies freely in the subarachnoid space and extends from the pineal gland to a region of the CNS located dorsal to the rostralmost part of the subcommissural organ (SCO). In rabbit fetuses the nerve is observed on days 23 and 24 of gestation; we suggest that it is an ontogenetic equivalent to the pineal nerve of anuran amphibians. The developmental fate of the mammalian fetal pineal nerve is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00220212
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