Organisation of the reticular thalamic projection to the intralaminar and midline nuclei in rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 377, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-178

  Kolmac, Christian I ^a   Mitrofanis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biotinylated dextran; commissural cells; latex beads; nonspecific pathways; topography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EFFERENT NERVE; FASCICULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETICULUM CELL; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BIOTIN; DEXTRANS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSPHERES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 0031024571     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970113)377:2<165::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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