Projections from dorsomedial part of the subnucleus oralis to the mesencephalic trigeminal neurons innervating the masseter muscle - A PHA-L and HRP double labeling study in the rat

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-64

  Zhang, Jing Dong ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dorsomedial part of the subnucleus oralis; Juxtatrigeminal nucleus; Masseter muscle; Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LEUKOAGGLUTININS, PLANTS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; PONS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 23744453217     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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