Transient retinal ganglion cells in the developing rat are characterized by specific morphological properties

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 582-596

  Ramoa, Ary S ^a   Yamasaki, Edna N ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

aberrant projections; dendritic tree; lucifer yellow; superior colliculus; visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EYE DEVELOPMENT; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029921659     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960513)368:4<582::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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