Sources of inputs to the anterior and posterior aspects of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-273

  Li, Sa ^a   Kirouac, Gilbert J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotion; Infralimbic cortex; Insular cortex; Midline thalamus; Motivation; Prelimbic cortex

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BRAIN REGION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBICULUM;

ANIMALS; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; CHOLERA TOXIN; EMOTIONS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; MOTIVATION; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 84862865384     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-011-0360-7     Document Type: Article

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