Internuclear neurons of the ocular motor system of the larval sea lamprey

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  González, María José ^a   Pombal, Manuel Angel ^b   Rodicio, María Celina ^c   Anadón, Ramón ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abducens interneurons; Evolution; Extraocular muscles; Eye movements; Oculomotor interneurons; Petromyzon marinus

Indexed keywords

ABDUCENS NERVE; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT; INTERNEURON; LAMPREY; LARVA; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMALS; INTERNEURONS; LAMPREYS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0032501080     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19981109)401:1<1::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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