Efferents from the Optic Tectum to the Brain Stem in the Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica). Anterogradely Biocytin Method

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-24

  Sugita, Shoei ^a   Fujikake, Nobuhisa ^a   Sugahara, Kunio ^a   Fujiwara, Katsuhiko ^a   Wada, Naomi ^b  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biocytin; Efferent; Optic tectum; Quail

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; COTURNIX; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; LYSINE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0030139040     PISSN: 0030154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2535/ofaj1936.73.1_15     Document Type: Article

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