<p>I found two articles:</p>

<p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(85)90403-3" rel="nofollow">Madarasz et.al. (1985)</a>
GABA cells</p>

<ul>
<li>27 % LGN</li>
<li>33 % Ventrobasal complex</li>
<li>25 % Antero-ventral nucleus</li>
</ul>

<p><a href="http://www.jneurosci.org/content/3/9/1868.full.pdf" rel="nofollow">Penny et.al. (1983)</a>
GAD-immuninoreactive neurons</p>

<ul>
<li>30 % VentroPosterior</li>
</ul>

<p><sub>
Madarász, M., Somogyi, G., Somogyi, J., &amp; Hamori, J. (1985). <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(85)90403-3" rel="nofollow">Numerical estimation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-containing neurons in three thalamic nuclei of the cat: direct GABA immunocytochemistry.</a> Neuroscience letters, 61(1), 73-78.<br>
Penny, G. R., Fitzpatrick, D., Schmechel, D. E., &amp; Diamond, I. T. (1983). <a href="http://www.jneurosci.org/content/3/9/1868.full.pdf" rel="nofollow">Glutamic acid decarboxylase-immunoreactive neurons and horseradish peroxidase-labeled projection neurons in the ventral posterior nucleus of the cat and Galago senegalensis.</a> The Journal of Neuroscience, 3(9), 1868-1887.
</sub></p>

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i believe, although i am not certain, that there is a difference between the nucleus reuniens and the rest of the nuclei.
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<p>Is there a scientific reference on the numbers (or proportion) of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the thalamus of the cat?</p>

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have you checked out shepherd's synaptic organization of the brain?
honi
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Oh thanks! I have forgotten the Shepherd's.
neototeles
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try posting your answer if you find it there
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What is the proportion of excitatory vs. inhibitory neurons in the feline thalamus?
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# What is the proportion of excitatory vs. inhibitory neurons in the feline thalamus?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-17)

Is there a scientific reference on the numbers (or proportion) of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the thalamus of the cat?

**Tags:** neuroscience, neuroanatomy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: have you checked out shepherd's synaptic organization of the brain?  
> **username_0**: Oh thanks! I have forgotten the Shepherd's.  
> **username_1**: try posting your answer if you find it there  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-08-18. Score: 2

I found two articles:

[Madarasz et.al. (1985)](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(85)90403-3)
GABA cells

* 27 % LGN
* 33 % Ventrobasal complex
* 25 % Antero-ventral nucleus

[Penny et.al. (1983)](http://www.jneurosci.org/content/3/9/1868.full.pdf)
GAD-immuninoreactive neurons

* 30 % VentroPosterior

Madarász, M., Somogyi, G., Somogyi, J., & Hamori, J. (1985). [Numerical estimation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-containing neurons in three thalamic nuclei of the cat: direct GABA immunocytochemistry.](http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(85)90403-3) Neuroscience letters, 61(1), 73-78.  
Penny, G. R., Fitzpatrick, D., Schmechel, D. E., & Diamond, I. T. (1983). [Glutamic acid decarboxylase-immunoreactive neurons and horseradish peroxidase-labeled projection neurons in the ventral posterior nucleus of the cat and Galago senegalensis.](http://www.jneurosci.org/content/3/9/1868.full.pdf) The Journal of Neuroscience, 3(9), 1868-1887.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: i believe, although i am not certain, that there is a difference between the nucleus reuniens and the rest of the nuclei.  

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