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Tectum Mesencephali

Known as: tectums, Tectum Mesencephalus, Midbrain tectum 
The dorsal portion or roof of the midbrain which is composed of two pairs of bumps, the INFERIOR COLLICULI and the SUPERIOR COLLICULI. These four… 
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BCKDHB geneBlood supply aspectsCorpora quadrigemina, superior colliculusInferior Colliculus

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Posterior cerebral commissureStructure of commissure of inferior colliculusStructure of subcommissural organcorticotectal tract

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Magnetic responses of the trigeminal nerve system of the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Organization of vasotocin‐immunoreactive cells and fibers in the canary brain
The distribution of vasotocin (VT)‐immunoreactive neuronal perikarya and fibers in the canary (Serinus canaria) was investigated… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Homotopic and heterotopic transplantations of quail tectal primordia in chick embryos: organization of the retinotectal projections in the chimeric embryos.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
The organization of the fibers in the optic nerve of normal and tectum‐less Rana pipiens
We have examined the detailed order of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons in the optic nerve and tract of the frog, Ranapipiens… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Retinal fibers alter tectal positional markers during the expansion of the half retinal projection in goldfish
Although widely accepted, the theory, that neurones carry immutable cytochemical markers which specify their synaptic connections… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Biochemical investigations of retinotectal adhesive specificity
The preferential adhesion of chick neural retina cells to surfaces of intact optic tecta has been investigated biochemically. The… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A retinotopic analysis of the central connections of the optic nerve in the frog
The possibility of retinotopic organization in the optic nerve projections to the contralateral and ipsilateral diencephalon was… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
NATURE AND EXTENT OF BRAIN LESIONS IN MICE RELATED TO INGESTION OF MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE: A LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE STUDY
The incidence of arcuate neuron damage following 1 to 4 mg/gm oral doses of monosdoium glutamate MSG to neonatal mice was studied… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Thalamo-tectal projections in the frog.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Efferent pathways of the optic tectum in the frog.
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