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Ultrastructural study of the avian ventral lateral geniculate nucleus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Gloria D. Guiloff
Gloria D. Guiloff
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Physiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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Abstract

The ultrastructure of the pigeon and quail ventral lateral geniculate nucleus was analyzed with standard electron microscopy and horseradish peroxidase tracing of its retinal and tectal afferents. Six types of neurons were distinguished: two large, two medium-sized, and two small types.

Keywords

Relay neuronsInterneuronsGap junctionsRetinal afferentsTectal afferents

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Visual Neuroscience , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , February 1991, pp. 119 - 134
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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