Nucleus isthmi, pars semilunaris as a key component of the tectofugal visual system in pigeons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 436, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-166

  Hellmann, Burkhard ^a   Manns, Martina ^a   Güntürkün, Onur ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birds; Extrageniculocortical pathway; Isthmic nuclei; Nucleus rotundus; Tectum opticum; Visuomotor integration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COLUMBIDAE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0035939463     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.1058     Document Type: Article

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