Maturation of multisensory integration in the superior colliculus: Expression of nitric oxide synthase and neurofilament SMI-32

Brain Research

Volumn 1242, Issue , 2008, Pages 45-53

  Fuentes Santamaria, Veronica ^a   McHaffie, John G ^a   Stein, Barry E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Gaze shift; Interneuron; Midbrain; Nitric oxide; Orientation

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; NEUROFILAMENT; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ANIMALS; CATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 55549084211     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.03.073     Document Type: Article

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