Connections of the terminal nerve and the olfactory system in two galeomorph sharks: An experimental study using a carbocyanine dye

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3202-3217

  Yáñez, Julián ^a   Folgueira, Mónica ^a   Köhler, Elisabeth ^a   Martínez, Cristina ^a   Anadón, Ramón ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DiI labeling; Elasmobranchs; Galeus; Nervus terminalis; Scyliorhinus; Septum

Indexed keywords

CARBOCYANINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; DIENCEPHALON; DOGFISH; EFFERENT NERVE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SEPTUM NUCLEUS; SHARK; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; COLORING AGENTS; NEURONS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; SHARKS;

EID: 80052798336     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22674     Document Type: Article

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