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A comparative light microscopic investigation on geniculo-cortical relay neurons in rat, tree shrew and cat.
- Source :
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Zeitschrift fur mikroskopisch-anatomische Forschung [Z Mikrosk Anat Forsch] 1982; Vol. 96 (1), pp. 65-78. - Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- The morphology of geniculo-cortical relay neurons (GCR-neurons) of tree shrew, rat and cat differs intraspecifically and interspecifically from each other. Intraspecific differences in the cat have been explained functionally by the W-, X-, and Y-characteristics of cells (Wilson et al. 1976). Analogous morpho-functional correlations may also explain the morphological differences in tree shrew and rat. The interspecific differences in the morphology of GCR-neurons seem to be closely correlated to the levels of visual specialization in the three species in which the rat represents a basal developmental stage.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0044-3107
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift fur mikroskopisch-anatomische Forschung
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6179315