Examining neocortical circuits: Some background and facts

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-5 SPEC. ISS., 2002, Pages 183-193

  Peters, Alan ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIBODY; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; CELL LABELING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOLGI COMPLEX; MONKEY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; SILVER STAINING; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0038638161     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024157522651     Document Type: Review

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