Differential expression of fos-like immunoreactivity in the descending projections of superior colliculus after electrical stimulation in the rat

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-145

  King, Sheila M ^a,b   Shehab, Safa ^a,c   Dean, Paul ^a   Redgrave, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approach; C fos; Defence; Electrical stimulation; Tectal efferents

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0030221641     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00241-3     Document Type: Article

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