Synapses from medial olivocochlear branches in the inferior vestibular nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 372, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 176-188

  Benson, T E ^a,b,d   Brown, M C ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collateral; cytoarchitecture; efferent; myeloarchitecture; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0029789760     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960819)372:2<176::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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