Neurons of the posterior subdivision of the nucleus preopticus periventricularis project to the preglomemlar nucleus in the weakly electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus

Brain Research

Volumn 774, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 106-115

  Zupanc, Günther K H ^a,b   Horschke, Ingrid ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterograde tracing; Biocytin; Dextran tetramethylrhodamine; Diencephalon; Gymnotiformes; Neuroendocrine control; Retrograde tracing; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRIC FISH; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031558643     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)81693-9     Document Type: Article

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