Small-scale module of the rat granular retrosplenial cortex: An example of the minicolumn-like structure of the cerebral cortex

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Volumn , Issue JANUARY 2012, 2012, Pages

  Ichinohe, Noritaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortical modular organization; Cortico cortical; Dendritic bundle; Input and recipient matching; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN 3;

BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RETROSPLENIAL CORTEX; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 84856809224     PISSN: 16625129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2011.00069     Document Type: Review

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