Connections of the superior colliculus to shoulder muscles of the rat: a dual tracing study

Connections of the superior colliculus to shoulder muscles of the rat: a dual tracing study

AbstractPrevious investigations indicate that the superior colliculus (SC) is involved in the initiation and execution of forelimb movements. In the present study we investigated the tectofugal, in particular the tecto-reticulo-spinal projections to the shoulder and arm muscles in the rat. We simult...

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Main Authors: Johanna M Rubelowski, Marion eMenge, Claudia eDistler, Markus eRothermel, Klaus-Peter eHoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
superior colliculus
pseudorabies virus
m. Rhomboideus
m. Acromiodeltoideus
m. Trapezius
forelimb movements
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00017/full

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