The anatomical organization of the rat fascia dentata: New aspects of laminar organization as revealed by anterograde tracing with Phaseolus vulgaris-Leucoagglutinin (PHAL)

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-103

  Deller, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entorhinal cortex; Fimbria; Hippocampal commissure; Hippocampus; Limbic system; Septum

Indexed keywords

LEUKOAGGLUTININ;

ANATOMY; BRAIN COMMISSURE; DENERVATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RATS;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0031929184     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050122     Document Type: Review

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