Common and distinct neural inputs to the medial central nucleus of the amygdala and anterior ventrolateral bed nucleus of stria terminalis in rats

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-208

  Bienkowski, Michael S ^a   Rinaman, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon collateralization; Dual retrograde tracing; Extended amygdala; Limbic system

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; FLUOROGOLD;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CONTROLLED STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PONS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; NEURONAL TRACT-TRACERS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI; STILBAMIDINES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84872301985     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-012-0393-6     Document Type: Article

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