Organotopic organization of the primary Infrared Sensitive Nucleus (LTTD) in the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

ABSTRACT Pit vipers (Crotalinae) have a specific sensory system that detects infrared radiation with bilateral pit organs in the upper jaw. Each pit organ consists of a thin membrane, innervated by three trigeminal nerve branches that project to a specific nucleus in the dorsal hindbrain. The known...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of comparative neurology (1911) 2014-12, Vol.522 (18), p.Spc1-Spc1
Hauptverfasser:	Kohl, Tobias, Bothe, Maximilian S., Luksch, Harald, Straka, Hans, Westhoff, Guido
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Crotalinae Crotalus atrox in vitro whole brain pit viper topographic organization trigeminal nerve
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