Ultrastructure of the Isthmic Nucleus and Identification of the Synaptic Contacts Received by the Neurons of the Crossed Isthmotectal Projection in Rana esculenta

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-164

  Pollák, Edit ^a   Tóth, Pá ^b   Gábriel, Robert ^a   Lázár, Gyula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Anuran; Electron microscopy; Frog; Isthmic nucleus; Retrograde labelling; Synaptology

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842764941     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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