A possible monosynaptic pathway links the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus to thalamostriatal neurons in the hooded rat

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-214

  Kobayashi, Kazumasa ^a   Hoshino, Kaeko ^a   Homma, Shigeyuki ^a   Takagi, Shigeru ^a   Norita, Masao ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; MONOSYNAPTIC PATHWAY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RAT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOSTRIATUM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RATS; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS;

EID: 36849050405     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.70.207     Document Type: Article

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