The ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus of the gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus): Organization of connections with the cochlear nucleus and the inferior colliculus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 510, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 673-690

  Benson, Christina G ^a   Cant, Nell B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory pathways; Biotinylated dextran amine; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

AMINE;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; GERBIL; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; LATERAL LEMNISCUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 53149105538     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21820     Document Type: Article

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