Chem. Senses 27: 333-341,
2002
© Oxford University Press 2002
Dietary NaCl Influences the Organization of Chorda Tympani Neurons Projecting to the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Rats
Department of Psychology, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA
Correspondence to be sent to: Robert J. Contreras, Department of Psychology, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270, USA. e-mail: contreras{at}psy.fsu.edu
Prior research has shown that maintained exposure to either a low or high NaCl diet from conception to adulthood is associated with changes in NaCl solution intake and neural responses of the chorda tympani (CT) nerve. The present study examined the influence of maintained exposure to a low or high NaCl diet on the central organization of CT neurons projecting to the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST). Three groups of rats were reared and maintained on regular chow containing either basal 0.1%, intermediate 1.0% or high 6% NaCl from conception to adulthood. The fluorescent marker Dil was applied to the CT for characterization of afferent terminations and efferent cell body labeling in the brainstem. The total NST area occupied by CT afferent fibers was the same for all three dietary groups. However, the pattern of CT innervation differed such that there was an enlarged dorsal terminal field in the high group. There were no group differences in body and brain weight, or in efferent labeled neurons. Thus, Dil has been demonstrated to be an effective transport marker of the gustatory system and the parameters of dietary NaCl exposure that influence the pattern of the CT fibers projecting to the NST have been further clarified.
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