Cerebellar cortical afferents from the dorsal column nuclei in sheep, demonstrated with retrograde transport of horseradish peroxidase

Abstract

Following horseradish peroxidase injections in the cortex of the sheep cerebellum (except the ventral part of the anterior lobe, the flocculus and ventral paraflocculus), labeled cells were found in nucleus gracilis, medial cuneate and lateral cuneate. The present findings provide evidence that the projection of the dorsal column nuclei to the cerebellum in the sheep is more extensive than has been reported for the common laboratory animals. Projections to the vermis are bilateral, projections to the hemisphere are mainly ipsilateral.