Localization and connectivity of the lateral amygdala in anuran amphibians

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 479, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-148

  Moreno, Nerea ^a   González, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Dextran amines; Evolution; Forebrain; Frog; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; FROG; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY TRACT; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; STRIA TERMINALIS; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RANIDAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 4744345556     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20298     Document Type: Article

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