Distribution of mossy fibres in the hippocampus of two closely related species of mice

Brain Research

Volumn 732, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 253-256

  Donovan, J ^a   Slomianka, L ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

hilus; hippocampus; morphometry; mossy fiber; mouse; species difference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOSSY FIBER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030565578     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00695-6     Document Type: Article

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