Ultrastructure of neurons and large synaptic terminals in the lateral nucleus of the trapezoid body of the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 398, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-272

  Spirou, George A ^a,b   Rowland, Kevin C ^a   Berrebi, Albert S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory pathways; Brainstem; Cell adhesion; Electron microscopy; Puncture adherens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL ADHESION; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND DETECTION; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032563736     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980824)398:2<257::aid-cne7>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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