Time scale and extent of neuronal and synaptic loss in the hippocampal formation of malnourished adult rats

Brain Research

Volumn 718, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Andrade, José Paulo ^a   Castanheira Vale, Abel José ^a   Madeira, Maria Dulce ^a  

^a Porto School of Nursing   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Mossy fiber CA3 synapse; Neuronal degeneration; Protein malnutrition; Rat; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029893247     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01544-2     Document Type: Article

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