Evidence that large myelinated primary afferent fibers make synaptic contacts in lamina II of neonatal rats

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-90

  Coggeshall, Richard E ^a,c   Jennings, Ernest A ^b   Fitzgerald, Maria ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Dorsal horn; Primary afferent input

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MYELINATED NERVE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; LAMIINAE;

EID: 0029947511     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(95)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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