Combining visual information from the two eyes: The relationship between isthmotectal cells that project to ipsilateral and to contralateral optic tectum using fluorescent retrograde labels in the frog, Rana pipiens

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 502, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-54

  Dudkin, Elizabeth A ^a   Sheffield, Joel B ^b   Gruberg, Edward R ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexa Fluor 488; Nuclear yellow; Nucleus isthmi; Rhodamine

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FLUORESCENT DYE; RHODAMINE B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FROG; ISTHMOOPTIC NUCLEUS; ISTHMOTECTAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RANA PIPIENS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33947599342     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21308     Document Type: Article

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