Single neurons in Barrington's nucleus projecting to both the paraventricular thalamic nucleus and the spinal cord by way of axon collaterals: A double labeling study in the rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Otake, Kazuyoshi ^a   Nakamura, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axon collaterals; Barrington's nucleus; Double labeling; Lumbosacral cord; Paraventricular thalamic nucleus; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029974308     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12609-4     Document Type: Article

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