Organization of Somatosensory Cortex in the Laboratory Rat (Rattus norvegicus): Evidence for Two Lateral Areas Joined at the Representation of the Teeth

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 467, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-118

  Remple, Michael S ^a   Henry, Erin C ^a   Catania, Kenneth C ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical; Dentition; Oral; Parietal ventral; PV; S2; Secondary somatosensory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; INCISOR; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TONGUE; TOOTH; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TONGUE; TOOTH;

EID: 0242300268     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10909     Document Type: Article

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