Histochemical characterisation of the pretecto-geniculate projection in kitten and adult cat

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 143-148

  Reimann, Silvia ^a   Schmidt, Matthias ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium binding protein; GAD in situ hybridisation; LGNd; Postnatal development; Pretectum; Retrograde transport

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030034786     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(95)00173-5     Document Type: Article

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