Reticular thalamic region in the rabbit: Organisation of efferents to the superior colliculus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Vaccaro, Teresa M ^a   Mitrofanis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biotinylated dextran; brainstem; inner small celled region; visual sector; zona incerta

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL POPULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RABBITS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0029998973     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960527)369:2<209::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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