Neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus send collaterals to the spinal cord and to the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 801, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 239-243

  Shafton, Anthony D ^a   Ryan, Andrew ^a   Badoer, Emilio ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collateral; Paraventricular nucleus; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; INNERVATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; FLUORESCEIN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSPHERES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHODAMINES; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032504624     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00587-3     Document Type: Article

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