Stereological studies of the hippocampus: A comparison of the hippocampal subdivisions of diverse species including hedgehogs, laboratory rodents, wild mice and men

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 83, Issue C, 1990, Pages 13-36

  West, Mark J ^a  

^a University Institute of Pathology Arhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUBICULUM;

EID: 0025285440     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)61238-8     Document Type: Article

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