Does the perireticular thalamic nucleus project to the neocortex?

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 521-531

  Coleman, Kristina A ^a   Mitrofanis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Internal capsule; Nucleus basalis; Rat; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; DEXTRAN; LATEX; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; FOREBRAIN; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MICROGLIA; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; BRAIN; CARBOCYANINES; FLUORESCENT DYES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THALAMUS;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032849596     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050300     Document Type: Article

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