Structure and function of gustatory neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract: II. Relationships between neuronal morphology and physiology

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 367, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-221

  Renehan, William E ^a   Jin, Zhigao ^a   Zhang, Xueguo ^a   Schweitzer, Laura ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

brainstem; morphometry; neurobiotin; nucleus tractus solitarius; taste

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; DENSITY; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TASTE;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; DENDRITES; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; QUININE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SUCROSE; TASTE;

EID: 0029960783     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960401)367:2<205::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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