A re-examination of sex differences in axon density and number in the splenium of the rat corpus callosum

Brain Research

Volumn 740, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 47-56

  Kim, Jan H Y ^a   Ellman, Allison ^a   Juraska, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

horseradish peroxidase; interhemispheric; ultrastructure; visual cortex

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030592816     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00637-3     Document Type: Article

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