Bilaterally projecting neurons in the two visual pathways of chicks

Brain Research

Volumn 794, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 281-290

  Deng, Chao ^a   Rogers, Lesley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axon collateral; Chicken; Double labeling; Fluorescent tracer; Tecto rotundal; Thalamo Wulst; Visual projection

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; RHODAMINE B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; THALAMIC NUCLEI; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032103123     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00237-6     Document Type: Article

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