Afferent and efferent connections of the torus semicircularis in the sea lamprey: An experimental study

Brain Research

Volumn 826, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-94

  González, Maria José ^a   Yáñez, Julián ^a   Anadón, Ramón ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agnathan; Brain; Carbocyanine; Horseradish peroxidase; Mesencephalon; Nerve projection; Octavolateral center; Tract tracing

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CARBOCYANINE; DEXTRAN; FLUORESCEIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTRORECEPTOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; LAMPREY; LARVA; MECHANORECEPTOR; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; DIENCEPHALON; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LAMPREYS; LARVA; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEURONS, EFFERENT; SPINAL CORD; TELENCEPHALON; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI;

EID: 0344780752     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01266-4     Document Type: Article

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