Anatomy of a new paired tract of the pineal gland in humans

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Sparks, D Larry ^a  

^a SUN HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Gross anatomy; Histologic tract tracing; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROANATOMY; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PINEAL BODY; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS; PINEAL GLAND;

EID: 0032486460     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00365-6     Document Type: Article

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