Direct projections from the caudal vestibular nuclei to the ventrolateral medulla in the rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 175, Issue , 2011, Pages 104-117

  Holstein, G R ^a   Friedrich, V L ^a   Kang, T ^a   Kukielka, E ^a   Martinelli, G P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Vestibular nuclei; Vestibulo autonomic control; Vestibulo sympathetic pathways; Vestibulo sympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

LEUKOAGGLUTININ; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLARY NUCLEUS; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AXONS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; NEURONAL TRACT-TRACERS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETICULAR FORMATION; STILBAMIDINES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 78951477103     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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