Direct projections of omnipause neurons to reticulospinal neurons: A double-labeling light microscopic study in the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 4792-4812

  Grantyn, Alexej ^a   Kuze, Bunya ^b   Brandi, Anne Marie ^a   Thomas, Marie Annick ^a   Quenech'du, Nicole ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biocytin; Horseradish peroxidase; Medulla; Orienting synergies; Pons; Reticular formation; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LABELING; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; IONTOPHORESIS; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OMNIPAUSE NEURON; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOSPINAL NERVE CELL; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

ANIMALS; CATS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PONS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SACCADES;

EID: 77958566297     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22488     Document Type: Article

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