Evolution of the basal ganglia: New perspectives through a comparative approach

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-517

  Smeets, Wilhelmus J A J ^a,c   Marín, Oscar ^b   González, Agustín ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemoarchitecture; Comparative neuronatomy; Dorsal and ventral striatopallidal systems

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; SUBSTANCE P;

AMPHIBIA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FISH; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; MESENCEPHALON; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; REVIEW; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; VERTEBRATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BIRDS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NEURONS; REPTILES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 0033924929     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2000.19640501.x     Document Type: Review

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