Electrophysiological evidence for retinal projections to the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus and its perinuclear zone

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 347-353

  Cui, L N ^a   Jolley, C J ^a   Dyball, R E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Perinuclear zone; Retinal input; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030956042     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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