The zebrafish brain: A neuroanatomical comparison with the goldfish

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-203

  Rupp, Barbara ^a   Wullimann, Mario F ^b   Reichert, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carassius auratus; Danio rerio; Gustation; Neuroanatomy; Sensory systems; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOLDFISH; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 0029662068     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195012     Document Type: Article

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