Light experience induces differential asymmetry pattern of GABA- and parvalbumin-positive cells in the pigeon's visual midbrain

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-259

  Manns, Martina ^a   Güntürkün, Onur ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

GABA; Immunohistochemistry; Isthmic complex; Lateralization; Parvalbumin; Tectofugal; Tectum opticum

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN SIZE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; EYE DOMINANCE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INTERNEURON; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0038771109     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(03)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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