期刊
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY
卷 527, 期 15, 页码 2413-2439出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cne.24619
关键词
carnivora; dorsal thalamus; epithalamus; hypothalamus; orexin; Pholidota; RRID; AB_10000321; RRID; AB_10000323; RRID; AB_10000340; RRID; AB_10000343; RRID; AB_11204707; RRID; AB_2079751; RRID; AB_2088494; RRID; AB_2187552; RRID; AB_509997; RRID; AB_91545; ventral thalamus
资金
- National Research Foundation, South Africa
- Third World Academy of Sciences
The diencephalon (dorsal thalamus, ventral thalamus, and epithalamus) and the hypothalamus, play central roles in the processing of the majority of neural information within the central nervous system. Given the interactions of the diencephalon and hypothalamus with virtually all portions of the central nervous system, the comparative analysis of these regions lend key insights into potential neural, evolutionary, and behavioral specializations in different species. Here, we continue our analysis of the brain of the tree pangolin by providing a comprehensive description of the organization of the diencephalon and hypothalamus using a range of standard and immunohistochemical staining methods. In general, the diencephalon and hypothalamus of the tree pangolin follow the organization typically observed across mammals. No unusual structural configurations of the ventral thalamus, epithalamus, or hypothalamus were noted. Within the dorsal thalamus, the vast majority of typically identified nuclear groups and component nuclei were observed. The visual portion of the tree pangolin dorsal thalamus appears to be organized in a manner not dissimilar to that seen in most nonprimate and noncarnivore mammals, and lacks certain features that are present in the closely related carnivores. Within the ventral medial geniculate nucleus, a modular organization, revealed with parvalbumin neuropil immunostaining, is suggestive of specialized auditory processing in the tree pangolin. In addition, a potential absence of hypothalamic cholinergic neurons is suggestive of unusual patterns of sleep. These observations are discussed in an evolutionary and functional framework regarding the phylogeny and life history of the pangolins.
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