Direct projections from nucleus X to the external cortex of the inferior colliculus in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 774, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 200-206

  Li, He ^a,b   Mizuno, Noboru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Cerebellum; Inferior colliculus; Medulla oblongata; Nucleus X; Rat; Somatosensory system; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUOROGOLD; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; TETRAMETHYLRHODAMINE DEXTRAN AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031558625     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)81704-0     Document Type: Article

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