Early diencephalon development in Alligator

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-31

  Pritz, Michael B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator mississipiensis; Development; Diencephalon; Evolution; Forebrain; Ontogeny; Pretectum; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TELENCEPHALON;

AGE FACTORS; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; DIENCEPHALON; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; PROSENCEPHALON;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS; AMNIOTA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 37049000370     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108608     Document Type: Article

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