Excitatory and inhibitory receptive fields of tectal cells are differentially modified by magnocellular and parvocellular divisions of the pigeon nucleus isthmi

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 505-511

  Wang, Y ^a   Xiao, J ^a   Wang, S R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Nucleus isthmi; Optic tectum; Pigeon; Receptive field; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0033880641     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590000102     Document Type: Article

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