Local and global patterns during morphogenesis of the retinotectal topographical mapping in the vertebrate brain

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-122

  Allaerts, Wilfried ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Morphogenetic theories; Neuroanatomical connectivity; Optic tectum; Retinotectal projection system; Topology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VERTEBRATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; MORPHOGENESIS; VERTEBRATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032698086     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002014121289     Document Type: Article

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