Projection neurons in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus in the rat: A topographic and quantitative morphometric analysis

Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-119

  Hilbig, H ^a   Bidmon, H J ^b   Ettrich, P ^a   Muller A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commissural neurons; Interlayer neurons; Mesencephalon; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Visual system

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MESENCEPHALON; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033973378     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00542-4     Document Type: Article

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