Differences in projection patterns between large and small corticothalamic terminals

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 475, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 406-415

  Van Horn, Susan C ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; First and higher order thalamic relays; Pulvinar; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

TRACER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MEASUREMENT; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; DEXTRANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; THALAMUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 3042848815     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20187     Document Type: Article

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