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Crnko, T.A. et al.

Increased serotonin in the developing superior colliculus does not alter the number or distribution of retinotectal ganglion cells.

Administration of a single subcutaneous dose of 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT) to newborn hamsters results in a significant increase in the density of serotoninergic (5-HT) fibers in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus (SC) and marked abnormalities in both the crossed and uncrossed retinotectal projections when these animals reach adulthood (R. Rhoades, C. Bennett-Clarke, R. Lane, M. Leslie, and R. Mooney, 1993, J. Comp. Neurol. 334:397-409). The present study was undertaken to determine whether changes in the retinotectal projection of 5,7-DHT-treated animals were associated with alterations in the number or distribution of retinal ganglion cells in these animals. Nissl staining of retinae from normal adult and 5,7-DHT-treated hamsters revealed no differences between them in the number or average diameter of cells in the retinal ganglion cell layer. Retrograde labeling with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) demonstrated no effect of 5,7-DHT treatment on the number or distribution of ipsilaterally or contralaterally projecting ganglion cells. Neonatal 5,7-DHT administration also had no effect on the distribution of soma diameters for HRP-labeled retinal ganglion cells. Electron microscopic analysis demonstrated no significant difference between the number of optic nerve fibers in the normal and 5,7-DHT-treated hamsters. The results are consistent with the conclusion that the effect of 5,7-DHT on the retinotectal projection may primarily be a function of this toxin, or the increase in 5-HT it induces, on the terminal arbors of retinotectal axons rather than on their parent cells.[1]

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Increased serotonin in the developing superior colliculus does not alter the number or distribution of retinotectal ganglion cells. Crnko, T.A., Mooney, R.D., Crissman, R.S., Zheng, L., Rhoades, R.W. J. Comp. Neurol. (1996) [Pubmed]

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