Reciprocal connections between the zona incerta and the pretectum and superior colliculus of the cat

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1091-1114

  May, P J ^a   Sun, W ^a,c   Hall, W C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

gaze; oculomotor; somatosensory; tectum; thalamic reticular nucleus; ventral thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; ZONA INCERTA;

EID: 0030935387     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00535-0     Document Type: Article

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