Quantitative image analysis of the chromatolysis in rat facial and hypoglossal motoneurons following axotomy with and without reinnervation

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 537-541

  Guntinas Lichius, Orlando ^a   Neiss, Wolfram F ^a   Schulte, Erik ^b   Stennert, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatolysis; Degeneration; Facial nerve; Hypoglossal nerve; Image analysis; Rat (Wistar Hsd Cpb: WU); Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINNERVATION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NISSL BODIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0029855759     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050723     Document Type: Article

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