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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
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
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
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Specialized paranodal and interparanodal glial-axonal junctions in the peripheral and central nervous system: a freeze-etching study.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The retinal projections in the goldfish: an experimental study.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Reconstruction of brain tissue from cell suspensions. I. Aggregation patterns of cells dissociated from different regions of the developing brain.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Comparison of receptive‐field organization of the superior colliculus in Siamese and normal cats
1. The superior colliculus has been studied in Siamese and normal cats by recording the responses of single tectal units to… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Connections of the Nurse Shark's Telencephalon
The extrinsic connections of the telencephalon of the nurse shark are very largely crossed and in this respect differ from those… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Regeneration of neural retina from the pigmented epithelium in the chick embryo.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Selection of appropriate tectal connections by regenerating optic nerve fibers in adult goldfish.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Electron microscopy of experimental degeneration in the avian optic tectum.
One of the major problems of electron microscopy of the central nervous system is to locate with precision the region involved in… 
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