Anatomical interactions between the central amygdaloid nucleus and the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the rat: A dual tract-tracing analysis

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-186

  Prewitt, Chantal M f ^a   Herman, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Fluorogold; Leucoagglutinin; Paraventricular nucleus; Phaseolus vulgaris; Tract tracing

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; FOREBRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031716921     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(98)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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