Central Trigeminal and Posterior Eighth Nerve Projections in the Turtle Chrysemys picta Studied in vitro

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 183-201

  Herrick, James L ^a   Keifer, Joyce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eighth nerve; Fluorescein dextran, in vitro; Neurobiotin; Trigeminal nerve; Turtle

Indexed keywords

CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

BIOTIN; FLUORESCEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HISTOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TURTLE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOTIN; CEREBELLUM; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUORESCEIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TURTLES; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0031617052     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006537     Document Type: Article

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