Somatic and Dendritic Mosaics Formed by Large Ganglion Cells in the Retina of the Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 263-283

  Cook, Jeremy E ^a   Noden, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniote; Cell type; Dendrites; Ganglion cell; Gecko; Homology; Mosaic; Nonmammal; Reptile; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; EQUUS CABALLUS; GEKKO; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; MAMMALIA; PISCES; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; REPTILIA; THERIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; LIZARDS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031638258     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006542     Document Type: Article

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