Cyto- and chemoarchitecture of the cerebral cortex of an echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). II. Laminar organization and synaptic density

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 482, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-122

  Hassiotis, Maria ^a   Paxinos, George ^a   Ashwell, Ken W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Calretinin; Isocortex; Monotreme; NADPH diaphorase; Neurofilament protein; Parvalbumin

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALRETININ; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; ECHIDNA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSE; TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ECHIDNA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMALS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 11244258466     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20353     Document Type: Article

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