TY  - JOUR
AB  - Efferent projections of the optic tectum of zebra finches were investigated by injection of the radioactive anterograde tracer 3H-proline. In addition to a variety of ipsilateral projections, some contralateral connections were found. Quantitative evaluation of the recrossing tecto-rotundal and nucleus subpraetactalis/nucleus interstitio-praetecto-subpraetactalis projection revealed that these connections are much stronger than previously believed. In contrast, the tecto-tectal projection is very weak, as has been shown previously. Further support for this comes from results obtained using injections of retrograde tracers. The role of the different projections in conveying information from the ipsilateral eye to the ectostriatum, the telencephalic end-station of the tectofugal pathway, is discussed.
DA  - 1990
DO  - 10.1007/BF00309886
KW  - Sensory Reception
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Cell Biology
KW  - Morphology
KW  - Neural Coordination
LA  - eng
IS  - 2
M2  - 307
PY  - 1990
SN  - 0302-766X
SP  - 307-313
T2  - Cell and Tissue Research
TI  - Contralateral projections of the optic tectum in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis)
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-17740064
Y2  - 2024-12-26T20:06:49
ER  -