Cells of origin, course, and termination patterns of the ventral, uncrossed component of the mature rat corticospinal tract

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 386, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-303

  Brösamle, Christian ^a   Schwab, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pyramidal decussation; Pyramidal tract; Spinal cord; Ventral funiculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 1842337453     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970922)386:2<293::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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