Error rate of axons at the owl's optic chiasm

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-96

  Pettigrew, John D ^a   Sand, Olaf ^a,b   Gynther, Ian ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Axons; Ninox boobook; Optic chiasm; Tyto abla

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC CHIASM; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FLUORESCENT DYES; OPTIC CHIASM; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STRIGIFORMES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 2942683632     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2004.tb03154.x     Document Type: Article

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