Article
Variation and evolution of mammalian corticospinal somata with special reference to primates.
The Journal of comparative neurology - 24 Jul 1995
Nudo R J, Sutherland D P, Masterton R B
Abstract excerpt
The morphology of the somata originating the corticospinal tract was examined in 24 species of mammals to identify commonalities and major sources of variation among the different species. Horseradish peroxidase was applied to a hemisection of the spinal cord at the C1-C2 junction. After tetramet...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Body Weight
- Brain
- Cercopithecidae
- Cerebral Cortex
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Mammals
- Organ Size
- Primates
- Pyramidal Tracts
- Raccoons
- Sciuridae
- Species Specificity
- Surface Properties