Diencephalic asymmetries

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-643

  Harris, Justin A ^c   Guglielmotti, Vittorio ^a   Bentivoglio, Marina ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Human Morphology   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biological rhythms; Epithalamus; Frontal organ; Habenula; Hypothalamus; Lateralization of function; Lower vertebrates; Neurohormonal regulation; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIENCEPHALON; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; THALAMUS; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0030466855     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-7634(95)00077-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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