Two distinct populations of tectal neurons have unique connections within the retinotectorotundal pathway of the pigeon (Columba livia)

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-465

  Karten, Harvey J ^a   Cox, Kevin ^a   Mpodozis, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Birds; Nucleus rotundus; Retinal ganglion cells; Tectofugal pathway; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL TYPE; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; COLUMBIDAE; DENDRITES; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMALS; NEURONS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0030921896     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971027)387:3<449::AID-CNE10>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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