Retrograde double-labeling study of retinal ganglion cells from the ipsilateral vLGN and SC in the albino rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-51

  Farid Ahmed, A K M ^a   Dong, Kai ^b   Hanna, Georges F B ^a   Yamadori, Takashi ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluoro Gold; Fluoro Ruby; Ganglion cell; Rat; Retina; Superior colliculus; Ventral lateral geniculate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; FLUORESCENCE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CELL COUNT; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENICULATE BODIES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RHODAMINES; STILBAMIDINES; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0038435738     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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