Retinal ganglion cells projecting to the dorsal raphe and lateral geniculate complex in Mongolian gerbils

Brain Research

Volumn 973, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 146-150

  Fite, Katherine V ^a   Birkett, Melissa A ^a   Smith, Andrea ^a   Janusonis, Skirmantas ^a   McLaughlin, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Double labeled retinal ganglion cell; Optic axon collateral; Rodent visual system; Serotonin system

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; RHODAMINE B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; GERBIL; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0037623466     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(03)02549-6     Document Type: Article

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