Morphology of basal optic tract terminals in the turtle, Pseudemys scripta elegans

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 393, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-283

  Martin, John ^a   Kogo, Naoki ^a   Ariel, Michael ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory optic system; Basal optic root; Direction sensitive; Retinal target

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DEXTRAN; TRACER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TURTLE;

EID: 0032513592     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980413)393:3<267::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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