Synaptic input to cochlear nucleus dendrites that receive medial olivocochlear synapses

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-41

  Benson, T E ^a,e   Berglund, A M ^b,d   Brown, M C ^b,c,d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collateral; descending system; efferent; intensity coding; vesicle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; EFFERENT NERVE; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0030050240     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960129)365:1<27::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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