Quantitative analysis of cuneocerebellar projections in rats: Differential topography in the anterior and posterior lobes

Neuroscience

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 359-371

  Tolbert, D L ^a   Gutting, J C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cuneate nuclei; Cuneocerebellar; Parasagittal stripes; Terminal patches; Topography

Indexed keywords

WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ-HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE CONJUGATE;

EID: 0030861480     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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