Neuronal and synaptic organization of the centromedian nucleus of the monkey thalamus: A quantitative ultrastructural study, with tract tracing and immunohistochemical observations

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 267-288

  Balercia, G ^a   Kultas Ilinsky, K ^b   Bentivoglio, M ^a   Ilinsky, I A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY; RHESUS MONKEY; SYNAPSE VESICLE; THALAMUS MEDIALIS CENTRALIS NUCLEUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 0030013366     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284802     Document Type: Article

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