Fiber connections of the diencephalic nucleus tuberis anterior in the weakly electric fish, Gymnotus cf. carapo: An in vivo tract-tracing study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 503, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 655-667

  Giassi, Ana Catarina Casari ^a   Corrêa, Sonia Aparecida Lopes ^b   Hoffmann, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BDA; Gymnotiform; Hypothalamus; Mechanosensory system; Multisensory convergence

Indexed keywords

BIOTINYLATED DEXTRAN AMINE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRIC FISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; GYMNOTIFORMES; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; DEXTRANS; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRIC FISH; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34547543518     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21413     Document Type: Article

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