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Sobell Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London.

1. Retrograde neuronal transport following small iontophoretic injections of horseradish peroxidase was used to investigate the location of neurones projecting to the thoracic ventral horn of the cat. 2. A concentration of labelled neurones was seen in the contralateral medial ventral horn at the immediately opposite rostrocaudal position. 3. The participation of respiratory interneurones in the projection was investigated by means of spike-triggered averaging, as follows. 4. Spike trains of single interneurones whose firing patterns were related to the central respiratory cycle were recorded extracellularly in the thoracic ventral horn of anaesthetized, paralysed cats. Firing patterns were defined by the construction of cycle-triggered histograms. 5. Spike-triggered averaging of the signal from an extracellular tungsten microelectrode in the opposite ventral horn was performed to test for the presence of axonal, terminal or focal synaptic potentials. 6. At least one of these types of potential was found for 34/55 units. Terminal potentials were found for thirty-one units, accompanied by focal synaptic potentials for twenty-seven units. Potentials were found for units with all types of firing patterns. Units whose activity elicited these potentials were generally located in the medial half of the ventral horn. 7. We conclude that at least 60% of the respiratory interneurones project to the immediately opposite ventral horn.

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