Light experience and lateralization of the two visual pathways in the chick

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-287

  Rogers, L J ^a   Deng, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chick; Lateralization; Light experience; Tectofugal pathway; Thalamofugal pathway

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; RHODAMINE B; RHODAMINE B ISOCYANATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HATCHING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIGHT; MALE; PROSENCEPHALON; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033082928     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(98)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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