Afferent and efferent connections of the mesencephalic reticular formation in goldfish

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 75, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 480-484

  Luque, M A ^a   Perez Perez M P ^a   Herrero, L ^a   Torres, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Orienting response; Saccadic system; Tecto reticular pathway; Teleost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DIENCEPHALON; EFFERENT NERVE; GOLDFISH; HEARING; MESENCEPHALON; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VISION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; GOLDFISH; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 40249109946     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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