Rostral Wulst in passerine birds. I. Origin, course, and terminations of an avian pyramidal tract

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 416, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 429-450

  Wild, J M ^a,b   Williams, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corticobulbar tract; Corticospinal tract; Hyperstriatum accessorium; Septomesencephalic tract; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SONGBIRDS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034707712     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000124)416:4<429::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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