Architectural organization of the African elephant diencephalon and brainstem

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-128

  Maseko, Busisiwe C ^a   Patzke, Nina ^a   Fuxe, Kjell ^b   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Dorsal thalamus; Elephant; Epithalamus; Hypothalamus; Mammalia; Medulla oblongata; Midbrain; Pons; Proboscidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; DIENCEPHALON; ELEPHANT; HISTOLOGY; MALE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; DIENCEPHALON; ELEPHANTS; MALE;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELLIPTICUS; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84883172352     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000352004     Document Type: Article

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