Some introductory notes on the organization of the forebrain in tetrapods

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 73-80

  Ten Donkelaar, H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Forebrain; Motor pathways; Sensory projections; Tetrapods

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOREBRAIN; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GUSTATORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; LIMBIC CORTEX; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX;

AMNIOTA; AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0032983129     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.2.73.4737     Document Type: Conference Paper

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