Cholinergic and catecholaminergic neurons relay striatal information to the optic tectum in amphibians

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Marin, O ^a   Smeets, W J A J ^b   Munoz M ^a   Sanchez Camacho, C ^a   Pena J J ^a   Lopez, J M ^a   Gonzalez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Pretectum; Striatum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS STRIATUM; FROG; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; ANURA; CATECHOLAMINES; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CORPUS STRIATUM; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; RANIDAE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA PEREZI; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033020253     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.37.2.155.4749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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