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The Amygdaloid Projection Field in the Rat as Studied with the Cupric-Silver Method

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The Neurobiology of the Amygdala

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Much has been written about the connections of the amygdala, first of descriptions of normal material as stained with Weigert or Bielschowski type techniques, later of experimental material impregnated with Glees (1946) and Nauta-Gygax (1954) silver procedures. Reviews on the subject can be found in publications by Gloor (1955), Valverde (1965), Nauta and Haymaker (1969) and, in the present meeting, by Professor Lammers (1971). However, despite the pioneer value of such works, it was not until very recently that more reliable information has been produced, specifically by Heimer and Nauta (1969) who utilized the Fink-Heimer (1967) and electron microscopic methods. Further elaboration of their findings has been presented by Leonard and Scott (1971), who also employed the Fink-Heimer technique, and these contributions find strong support in additional electron microscopic observations by Raisman (1970, 1971).

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de Olmos, J.S. (1972). The Amygdaloid Projection Field in the Rat as Studied with the Cupric-Silver Method. In: The Neurobiology of the Amygdala. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8987-7_7

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