Amygdala input to medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in the rat: A light and electron microscope study

Brain Research

Volumn 720, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 211-219

  Bacon, Sarah J ^a   Headlam, Anthony J N ^a   Gabbott, Paul L A ^a   Smith, A David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Cortical circuit; Limbic system; Synapse

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029980919     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00155-2     Document Type: Article

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