The organization of CRF neuronal pathways in toads: Evidence that retinal afferents do not contribute significantly to tectal CRF content

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-86

  Carr, James A ^a   Lustgarten, Jacob ^a   Ahmed, Nafisa ^a   Bergfeld, Nicholas ^a   Bulin, Sarah E ^a   Shoukfeh, Omar ^a   Tripathy, Shreejoy ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Corticotropin releasing factor; Stress; Tectum; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; COLCHICINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENUCLEATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYLOGENY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TECTUM; VISUAL SYSTEM; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; COLCHICINE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EYE ENUCLEATION; MALE; NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TECTUM MESENCEPHALI; UROCORTINS; VASOTOCIN; VISUAL PATHWAYS; XENOPUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA;

EID: 77957764827     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319555     Document Type: Article

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