Centrifugal innervation modulates visual activity of tectal cells in pigeons

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 411-415

  Li, J L ^a   Xiao, Quan ^a   Fu, Yu Xi ^a   Wang, Shu Rong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Centrifugal innervation; Isthmo optic nucleus; Lidocaine; Modulation; Optic tectum; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032078730     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523898153014     Document Type: Article

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