Fig. 3
Immunohistochemical detection of GCase in a number of subcortical structures. Representative images taken at different magnifications from the amygdaloid complex (a–a″), the hypothalamus (b–b″) and the caudal thalamus (c–c″). At the level of the amygdaloid complex, the basal amygdaloid nucleus (BA) exhibited a higher staining intensity than any other nuclei of the amygdaloid complex. Regarding the hypothalamus, the lateral hypothalamic area (LH) showed a more intense GCase immunoreactivity than the dorsomedial (DMH) and ventromedial (VMH) hypothalamic nuclei. The centromedian–parafascicular thalamic complex (CM–Pf) is the thalamic nucleus with higher GCase stain, whereas for the habenular complex, the medial habenular nucleus (MHb) is more intensely stained than the lateral habenular nucleus (LHb). opt optic tract, NBM nucleus basalis of Meynert, Cl claustrum, STG superior temporal gyrus, MTG medial temporal gyrus, ITG inferior temporal gyrus, Ent entorhinal cortex, mts middle temporal sulcus, rhs rhinal sulcus, ABA accessory basal amygdaloid nucleus, BA basal amygdaloid nucleus, BL basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, BL basolateral nuclear group, CeA central amygdaloid nucleus, MeA medial amygdaloid nucleus, 3V third ventricle, MD mediodorsal thalamic nucleus, pc posterior commissure, Aq aqueduct, hbc habenular commissure. Scale bar is 3000 μm in a; 150 μm in a′, b′, b″; 120 μm in b, c; 300 μm in c′, c″; and 75 μm in a″