Connection from the Dorsal Column Nuclei to the Superior Colliculus in the Rat: Topographical Organization and Somatotopic Specific Plasticity in Response to Neonatal Enucleation

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 468, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 410-424

  García Del Caño, Gontzal ^a   Uria, Iñigo ^a   Gerrikagoitia, Inmaculada ^a   Martínez Millan, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Axonal reorganization; Biotinylated dextranamine; Collicular afferents; Fluoro Gold; Gracile and cuneate nuclei; Somatosensory systems

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; FLUOROGOLD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; DEXTRANS; EYE ENUCLEATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STILBAMIDINES; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TOUCH;

EID: 0346749395     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10982     Document Type: Article

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