Afferents of the lamprey optic tectum with special reference to the GABA input: Combined tracing and immunohistochemical study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 499, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 106-119

  Robertson, Brita ^a   Saitoh, Kasuya ^a   Ménard, Ariane ^a   Grillner, Sten ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Neurobiotin; Retrograde tracing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEUROBIOTIN; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMPREY; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMPREYS; NEURONS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 33748853107     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21078     Document Type: Article

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