Cerebellar fastigial neurons send bifurcating axons to both the left and right superior colliculus in cats

Brain Research

Volumn 970, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 246-249

  Katoh, Yoshimitsu Yuki ^a   Benedek, György ^b  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Colliculus superior; Fluorescence microscope; Vision

Indexed keywords

DYE; FAST BLUE; NUCLEAR YELLOW; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CAT; CELL LABELING; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; HISTOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION;

EID: 0037466397     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02359-X     Document Type: Article

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