Afferent and efferent connections of the parapineal organ in lampreys: A tract tracing and immunocytochemical study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 403, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-189

  Yánez, Julian ^a   Pombal, Manuel Angel ^a   Anadön, Ramön ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agnathans; DiI; Entopeduncular nucleus; GABA; Habenula; Pineal complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HABENULA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERPEDUNCULAR NUCLEUS; LAMPREY; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033545168     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990111)403:2<171::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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