Convergence of olfactory and vomeronasal projections in the rat basal telencephalon

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 504, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 346-362

  Pro Sistiaga, Palma ^a   Mohedano Moriano, Alicia ^a   Ubeda Bañon, Isabel ^a   Del Mar Arroyo Jimenez, Maria ^a   Marcos, Pilar ^a   Artacho Pérula, Emilio ^a   Crespo, Carlos ^b   Insausti, Ricardo ^a   Martinez Marcos, Alino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessory olfactory bulb; Amygdala; Dextran amine; Main olfactory bulb; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELENCEPHALON; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY MUCOSA; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI; TELENCEPHALON; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 34548728747     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21455     Document Type: Article

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