• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.375-381
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• 1995

Autometallography method with intraperitoneal injedlon of sodium selenite was employed to investigate the localization of somata of zinc enriched (ZEN) neurons in the medulla oblongata The distribution patterns of the labeled neurons were variable from rostral to caudal regions. The labeled cells by the method were found in Cl adrenaline cells, gigantocellular reticular nucleus, inferior olive, paragigantocellular nucleus, prepositus hypoglossal nucleus, raphe obscurus nucleus, and reticular nucleus regions.