Anatomical study of vestibulospinal neurons in lampreys

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 407, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 512-526

  Bussières, Nathalie ^b   Pflieger, Jean FranÇois ^b   Dubuc, RéJean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Descending projections; Locomotion; Octavolateralis area; Vestibular nuclei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DENDRITE; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0344849453     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19990517)407:4<512::aid-cne4>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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