Distribution of synapses in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat: Differences between laminae A and A1 and between relay cells and interneurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 390, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-255

  Erişir, Alev ^a,b   Van Horn, Susan C ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local circuits; Thalamus; X and Y cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; GENICULATE BODIES; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SYNAPSES;

EID: 2642611132     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980112)390:2<247::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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