Analysis of the retinohypothalamic tract in congenic albino and pigmented rats

Brain Research

Volumn 741, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 348-351

  Miller, Ann M ^a,b   Chappell, Rick ^b   Obermeyer, William H ^b   Benca, Ruth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

albino; congenic rat; retinohypothalamic tract; suprachiasmatic nucleus; visual system

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ALBINISM; ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; PIGMENTATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0030601966     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01050-5     Document Type: Article

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