Relative distribution of synapses in the A-laminae of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 416, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-520

  Van Horn, Susan C ^a   Erişir, Alev ^a,b   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interneurons; Relay cells; Sensory transmission; Synaptic terminals; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CATS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE ENDINGS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0343415126     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000124)416:4<509::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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