Laminar organization of acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome oxidase in the lateral geniculate nucleus of prosimians.

doi:10.1016/0306-4522(93)90598-a

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Laminar organization of acetylcholinesterase and cytochrome oxidase in the lateral geniculate nucleus of prosimians.

Neuroscience - 1 Jun 1993

McDonald C T, McGuinness E R, Allman J M

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Hess and Rockland [Hess and Rockland (1983) Brain Res. 289, 322-325] proposed that the distribution of acetylcholinesterase within the lateral geniculate nucleus might correlate with the daily activity patterns shown by primates. In diurnal primates, the magnocellular laminae show a greater acety...

Topics

Acetylcholinesterase
Animals
Choline O-Acetyltransferase
Electron Transport Complex IV
Geniculate Bodies
Haplorhini
Immunohistochemistry
Lemuridae
Lorisidae
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Phenotype

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