Cytoarchitecture, morphology, and lumbosacral spinal cord projections of the red nucleus in cattle

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1662-1669

  Chiocchetti, Roberto ^a   Bombardi, Cristiano ^a   Grandis, Annamaria ^a   Mazzuoli, Gemma ^a   Gentile, Arcangelo ^a   Pisoni, Luciano ^a   Joechler, Monica ^a   Lucchi, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CATTLE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EUTHANASIA; FROZEN SECTION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MORPHOLOGY; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; RED NUCLEUS; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MALE; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 33750206645     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.10.1662     Document Type: Article

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