Synaptic organization of thalamocortical axon collaterals in the perigeniculate nucleus and dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 508, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 264-285

  Bickford, Martha E ^a   Wei, Haiyang ^a   Eisenback, Michael A ^a   Chomsung, Ranida D ^a   Slusarczyk, Arkadiusz S ^a   Dankowsi, Aygul B ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Interlaminar zone; Lateral geniculate; Perigeniculate; RLD; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; WISTERIA;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; CATS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENICULATE BODIES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 42449089315     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21671     Document Type: Article

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