Pigeon basal ganglia: Insights into the neuroanatomy underlying telencephalic sensorimotor processes in birds

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 220-233

  Veenman, C Leo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avian; Basal ganglia; Cerebral cortex; Mammalian; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BASAL GANGLION; BIRD; BRAIN CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; COLUMBIDAE; MAMMALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030868414     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.35.4.220.13079     Document Type: Conference Paper

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