Acoustic stria: Anatomy of physiologically characterized cells and their axonal projection patterns

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 482, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-371

  Smith, Philip H ^a,c   Massie, Ann ^b   Joris, Philip X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Cochlear nucleus; Fusiform cells; Giant cells; Octopus cells; Onset choppers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAT; CELL FUNCTION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; GIANT CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AXONS; BIOTIN; CATS; CELL SHAPE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 12844284482     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20407     Document Type: Article

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