Ramification and termination of single axons in the cerebellothalamic pathway of the rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 376, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 420-430

  Aumann, T D ^a   Horne, M K ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

anatomy; cerebellum; histology; synapses; thalamic nuclei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; INTERNEURON; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CEREBELLUM; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0029855925     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19961216)376:3<420::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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