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Three-dimensional structure and evolution of primate primary visual cortex

  1. Eliot C. Bush†,‡,*,
  2. John M. Allman

Article first published online: 6 OCT 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20114

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The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

The Anatomical Record Part A: Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Special Issue: Evolution of the Special Senses in Primates

Volume 281A, Issue 1, pages 1088–1094, November 2004

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Bush, E. C. and Allman, J. M. (2004), Three-dimensional structure and evolution of primate primary visual cortex. Anat. Rec., 281A: 1088–1094. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20114

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  1. Biology Division, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

  1. †

    Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  1. ‡

    Fax: 773-834-0505

*Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, CLSC 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60637

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 OCT 2004
  2. Article first published online: 6 OCT 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 JUL 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 MAY 2004

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: EY11759
  • W.M. Keck Foundation for Discovery in Basic Medical Research at the California Institute of Technology

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