Topographical organisation of projections from the nucleus isthmi magnocellularis to the optic tectum of the chick brain

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-128

  Tombol T ^a   Alpar A ^a   Eyre, M D ^b   Nemeth A ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

BDA tracer; Isthmic nuclei; Topographical projection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOTIN; CELL COUNT; CHICKENS; DEXTRANS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; NEURONS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644501138     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-005-0060-2     Document Type: Article

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