Tectotectal neurons and projections: A proposal to establish a consistent nomenclature

Anatomical Record

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-177

  Aparicio, María Auxiliadora ^a,b   Saldaña, Enrique ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MAMMALS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; TECTUM MESENCEPHALI; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 59949091847     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.20837     Document Type: Note

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