Organization in the auditory sector of the cat's thalamic reticular nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-182

  Crabtree, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory thalamus; Collaterals; Maps; Projections; Slabs

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; CAT; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031974185     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980112)390:2<167::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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