The avian somatosensory system: The pathway from wing to Wulst in a passerine (Chloris chloris)

Brain Research

Volumn 759, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 122-134

  Wild, J Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird; Dorsal column; Medial lemniscal pathway; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; FOWL; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS; WING;

EID: 0030739109     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00253-9     Document Type: Article

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