Fine structure of the visual dorsolateral anterior thalamic nucleus of the pigeon (Columba livia): A hodological and GABA-immunocytochemical study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 507, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1351-1378

  Miceli, Dom ^a,b   Repérant, Jacques ^a,b   Ward, Roger ^a,b   Rio, Jean Paul ^c   Jay, Bruno ^b   Médina, Monique ^a,b   Kenigfest, Natalia B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

GABA; Immunocytochemistry; Interneurons; Pigeon; Projection neurons; Synaptic connections; Thalamofugal visual center

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERNEURON; MAMMAL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; DENDRITES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RETINA; SYNAPSES; THALAMIC NUCLEI; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 40949153023     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21635     Document Type: Article

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