Functional synaptic contacts by intranuclear axon collaterals of thalamic relay neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 7642-7646

  Cox, Charles L ^a,b   Reichova, Iva ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon collaterals; Inhibition; Interneurons; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Relay neurons; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENICULATE BODY; INNERVATION; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0042422058     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-20-07642.2003     Document Type: Article

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