Nucleus of the solitary tract in the C57BL/6J mouse: Subnuclear parcellation, chorda tympani nerve projections, and brainstem connections

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 522, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1565-1596

  Ganchrow, Donald ^a   Ganchrow, Judith R ^b   Cicchini, Vanessa ^c   Bartel, Dianna L ^d   Kaufman, Daniel ^c   Girard, David ^c   Whitehead, Mark C ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholera toxin B; Cytoarchitectonics; Fungiform taste bud; Nissl; Solitary nucleus atlas and projections; Taste

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; PURINERGIC P2X2 RECEPTOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHORDA TYMPANI; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AXON; BOOK; C57BL MOUSE; CELL SIZE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING;

ANIMALS; ATLASES AS TOPIC; AXONS; BRAIN STEM; CELL SIZE; CHORDA TYMPANI NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NADP; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; NEURONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2X2; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 84896304702     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23484     Document Type: Article

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