Structural organization, neurochemical characteristics, and connections of the reticular nucleus of the thalamus

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 987-995

  Nagaeva, D V ^a   Akhmadeev, A V ^a  

^a Birsk Branch of Federal State Budgetary Educational Establishment of Higher Education Bashkir State University   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Neurochemistry; Neuronal organization; Reticular nucleus of the thalamus; Ultrastructure and connections

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EFFERENT NERVE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 33749538437     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: 1573899X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11055-006-0134-5     Document Type: Article

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