Somatosensory nuclei of the manatee brainstem and thalamus

Anatomical Record

Volumn 290, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1138-1165

  Sarko, Diana K ^a   Johnson, John I ^b   Switzer III, Robert C ^c   Welker, Wally I ^d   Reep, Roger L ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c Neuroscience Associates Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain atlas; Cytochrome oxidase; Manatee; Myelin; Trigeminal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MYELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DUGONG; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; GRACILE NUCLEUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENICULATE BODY; METABOLISM; MYELIN SHEATH; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; TOUCH; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; GENICULATE BODIES; MYELIN SHEATH; NISSL BODIES; ORGAN SIZE; POSTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; THALAMUS; TOUCH; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 34748910113     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20573     Document Type: Article

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