The Retinopetal Visual System in the Chameleon (Chameleo chameleon)

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-457

  El Hassni, M ^a   Reperant J ^b,c   Ward, R ^b,d   Bennis, M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chameleon; Retinopetal cells; Retrograde tracing; Visual system

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; RHODAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RHOMBENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LIZARDS; MESENCEPHALON; RETINA; RHODAMINES; RHOMBENCEPHALON; THALAMUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 1542421205     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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