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Retinogeniculate projections in hooded and albino rats: An autoradiographic study

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  1. School of Optometry, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

    T. L. Hickey & P. D. Spear

  2. Department of Psychology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA

    T. L. Hickey & P. D. Spear

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Supported by Medical Center Faculty Research Grants #82-6120 and #82-6203 from the Graduate School, University of Alabama in Birmingham and USPHS grant 5 R01 EY01170 to P.D.S. and N.S.F. grant BMS 74-23658 to T.L.H.

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Hickey, T.L., Spear, P.D. Retinogeniculate projections in hooded and albino rats: An autoradiographic study. Exp Brain Res 24, 523–529 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00234968

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