Ontogeny of the tectorotundal pathway in chicks (Gallus gallus): Birthdating and pathway tracing study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 417, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-132

  Wu, Chi Cheng ^a   Russell, Raymond M ^a   Karten, Harvey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholera toxin B subunit; Colliculopulvinar system; Immunohistochemistry; In vivo; Tritiated thymidine autoradiography

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHOLERA TOXIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMIC NUCLEI; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0034737017     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000131)417:1<115::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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