Neurogenic development of the visual areas in the Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and evolutionary implications

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 578-589

  Xi, Chao ^a   Zeng, Shao Ju ^a   Zhang, Xin Wen ^b   Zuo, Ming Xue ^a,c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hainan Normal College   (China)

^c Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Gene Engineering Drugs of Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

3H thymidine autoradiography; Evolution; Neurogenesis; Turtles; Visual areas

Indexed keywords

THYMIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FOWL; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MAMMAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY CORTEX; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TURTLE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CHICK EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; MACACA MULATTA; NEURONS; TELENCEPHALON; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; TURTLES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PELODISCUS SINENSIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42649092129     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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