Intrinsic connections of the rat amygdaloid complex: Projections originating in the central nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-72

  Jolkkonen, Esa ^a   Pitkänen, Asla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anatomy; Anterograde tracer; Emotion; Memory

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 2642599047     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980525)395:1<53::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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