Fine structure of the cell clusters in the cochlear nerve root: Stellate, granule, and mitt cells offer insights into the synaptic organization of local circuit neurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 371, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-414

  Hutson, Kendall A ^a   Morest, D Kent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory pathway; chinchilla; cochlear nucleus; rodentia; synaptic organization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL STRUCTURE; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; GRANULE CELL; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AXONS; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; INTERNEURONS; NERVE ENDINGS; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0029821375     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960729)371:3<397::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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