Evidence for nonreciprocal organization of the mouse auditory thalamocortical-corticothalamic projection systems

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 507, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1209-1227

  Llano, Daniel A ^a   Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Driver; Layer; Medial geniculate body; Modulator; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AXONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; DEXTRANS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 39649123057     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21602     Document Type: Article

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