Synaptic organization of the tectorecipient zone of the rat lateral posterior nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 515, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 647-663

  Masterson, Sean P ^a   Li, Jianli ^a   Bickford, Martha E ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticothalamic; GABA; Superior colliculus; Tectothalamic; Vesicular glutamate transporter

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN ANTIBODY; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS POSTERIOR NUCLEUS; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; LATERAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; SYNAPSES; TECTUM MESENCEPHALI; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 67650649760     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22077     Document Type: Article

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