Re-evaluation of the Afferent Connections of the Pituitary in the Weakly Electric Fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus: An In Vitro Tract-Tracing Study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 470, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-49

  Corrêa, Sônia A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afferents; Brainstem reticular formation; Gymnotiform fish; Hypophysis; Hypothalamic nuclei

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN TETRAMETHYLRHODAMINE; RHODAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APTERONOTUS LEPTORHYNCHUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY NERVE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DEXTRANS; ELECTRIC FISH; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND; RETICULAR FORMATION; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0742305136     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20009     Document Type: Article

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