Specificity of projection among cells of the zona incerta

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 481-493

  Power, Brian D ^a   Mitrofanis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033499453     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007005105679     Document Type: Article

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