Evidence for glutamatergic tectotectal neurons in the cat superior colliculus: A comparison with GABAergic tectotectal neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2354-2366

  Olivier, E ^a   Corvisier, J ^a,b   Pauluis, Q ^a   Hardy, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Commissure; GABA; Glutamate; Orienting movements; Saccade

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; COLLOIDAL GOLD; GLUTAMIC ACID; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMMISSURE; CAT; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CATS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GOLD COLLOID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; SACCADES; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ-HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE CONJUGATE;

EID: 0033944932     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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