Tectal neurons that participate in centrifugal control of the quail retina: A morphological study by means of retrograde labeling with biocytin

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1119-1127

  Uchiyama, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Yamamoto, Naoyuki ^c   Ito, Hironobu ^c,d  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocytin; Bird; Isthmo optic nucleus; Retina; Tectum

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; COTURNIX; DENDRITES; LYSINE; MALE; NEURONS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0030278812     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800007768     Document Type: Article

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