Topography of fibre organisation in the corticofugal pathways of rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-157

  Coleman, Kristina A ^a   Baker, Gary E ^b   Mitrofanis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotinylated dextran; Cerebral peduncle; Internal capsule; Pyramid; Pyramidal decussation

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; HINDLIMB; LUMBAR SPINE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOPOGRAPHY; CAPSULA INTERNA; CYTOARCHITECTURE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD; SPINE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030822214     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970505)381:2<143::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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