Lemniscal and extralemniscal compartments in the VPM of the rat
The ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus (VPM) of the rat contains at least two major vibrissa-representing compartments: the dorsomedial (VPMdm), which belongs to the lemniscal afferent pathway, and the ventrolateral (VPMvl), which belongs to the extralemniscal afferent pathway. Although input-ou...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2008-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.05.004.2008/full |