The organisation of dendritic bundles in the prelimbic cortex (area 32) of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 730, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 75-86

  Gabbott, P L A ^a   Bacon, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

apical dendritic bundle cluster; cortical module; limbic autonomic cortex; medial prefrontal cortex; pyramidal neuron

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0030593638     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00437-4     Document Type: Article

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