Multiple zonal projections of the nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis to the cerebellar cortex of the rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1854-1858

  Serapide, M F ^a   Parenti, R ^a   Panto M R ^a   Zappala A ^a   Cicirata, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cerebellar cortex; Nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM FLOCCULUS; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; PONS RETICULAR FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; DEXTRANS; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 0036460118     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02029.x     Document Type: Article

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