Phylogenetic and ontogenetic aspects of the basal forebrain cholinergic neurons and their innervation of the cerebral cortex

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2004, Pages 3-43

  Semba, Kazue ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75;

AMPHIBIA; BIRD; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MIGRATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FISH; FOREBRAIN; GOLGI STAIN; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; TELENCEPHALON; TELEOST; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0344441302     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(03)45001-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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