Organization and morphology of thalamocortical neurons of mouse ventral lateral thalamus

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-43

  Tlamsa, Aileen P ^a   Brumberg, Joshua C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Somatotopy; Thalamus; Ventral lateral thalamus; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BIOTIN; BIOTINYLATED DEXTRAN AMINE; DEXTRAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY RECEPTOR; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DENDRITES; DEXTRANS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FORELIMB; LATERAL THALAMIC NUCLEI; MALE; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 76649129332     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990221003646736     Document Type: Article

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