Projection neurons from the central nucleus of the amygdala to the nucleus pontis oralis

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-436

  Fung, Simon J ^a,b   Xi, MingChu ^a,b   Zhang, JianHua ^a,b   Torterolo, Pablo ^b,c   Sampogna, Sharon ^b   Morales, Francisco R ^b,c   Chase, Michael H ^a,b,c,d  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WEBSCIENCES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdalofugal projection; Cholera toxin B; Glutamate; Reticular formation; Retrograde

Indexed keywords

VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; FEMALE; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PONS; SWINE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 78751684980     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22554     Document Type: Article

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