The petrosal ganglion of the adult cat: Neuronal count, sectional area, and their respective distributions

Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-195

  Alcayaga, J ^a   Arroyo, J ^a   Font, M I ^a   Gutierrez, O C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Neuronal somata area; Neuronal somata distribution; Neuronal somata number; Petrosal ganglion; Profile size distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GANGLION; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PERIKARYON; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; GANGLIA; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT;

EID: 0030013831     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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