Evolution of the basal ganglia: Dual-output pathways conserved throughout vertebrate phylogeny

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 520, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2957-2973

  Stephenson Jones, Marcus ^a   Ericsson, Jesper ^a   Robertson, Brita ^a   Grillner, Sten ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Globus pallidus; Lamprey; Pedunculopontine nucleus; Substantia nigra pars reticulata

Indexed keywords

SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CORPUS STRIATUM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; LAMPREY; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS RETICULATA; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BASAL GANGLIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMPREYS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84860357852     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23087     Document Type: Article

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