| Abstract: | The distribution of choline-acetyltransferase(ChAT)-like immunoreactive structure in the one day chicken diencephalons was examined by the method of streptavidin-Perosidase(SP)immunocytochemistry.It was found that ChAT immunoreactive neurons and fibers presented in many regions of one day chicken.Neural structure containing cholinergic neurons with varying density and immunoreactivity were the N.habexularis lateralis and N.habexularis medialis of the epithalamus,the N.rotundus,N.Ovoidalis,N.subrotundus and N.geniculatus lateralis of the thalamus,the hypothalamus,the N.decussationis supraopticae dorsalis of stratathalamus.There were also many varicose and nonvaricose fibers and terminals in the N.geniculatus lateralis and the hypothalamus.The results suggested that the diencephalons of one day chicken is richly innervated by the cholinergic neuron system. |
