White matter of the cerebellum of the chicken (Gallus domesticus): A quantitative light and electron microscopic analysis of myelinated fibers and fiber compartments

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 369, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 236-251

  Feirabend, H K P ^a   Choufoer, H ^a   Voogd, J ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

avian; cerebellar; morphometry; myeloarchitecture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CEREBELLUM; CHICKEN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHICKENS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS;

EID: 0029897873     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960527)369:2<236::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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