Peptides in frog brain areas processing visual information

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 201-219

  Lázár, Gyula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Lateral geniculate complex; Pretectum; Striatum; Tectum; Tegmentum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; MAMMALS; NEURONS;

BRAIN AREAS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITIES; LATERAL GENICULATE COMPLEX; NEUROPEPTIDES; PRETECTUM; STRIATUM; TECTUM; TEGMENTUM; VISUAL INFORMATION;

PEPTIDES;

CHOLECYSTOKININ; ENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEUROPEPTIDE; OCTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SUBSTANCE P; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; CORPUS STRIATUM; FROG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; REVIEW; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANURA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 0035880727     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1133     Document Type: Review

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