Influence of position along the medial-lateral axis of the superior colliculus on the topographic targeting and survival of retinal axons

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 167-172

  Simon, David K ^a   O'Leary, Dennis D M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon branching; Axon elimination; Axonal course correction; Axonal targeting error; Error elimination; Retinocollicular projection; Visual system development

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AGING; ANIMAL; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; CARBOCYANINES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GESTATIONAL AGE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0026726861     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(92)90155-P     Document Type: Article

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