Brain Structure Volumes in the Mole Rat, Spalax ehrenbergi (Spalacidae, Rodentia) in Comparison to the Rat and Subterrestrial Insectivores

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-222

  Frahm, H D ^a   Rehkamper G ^a   Nevo, E ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allometry; Brain size; Motor nuclei; Sensory nuclei

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEDGEHOG; HISTOLOGY; INSECTIVORA; MAMMAL; ORGAN SIZE; RAT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; HEDGEHOGS; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALS; ORGAN SIZE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RODENTIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030626874     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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