A stereological study on the nuclear volume of cerebellar granule cells in aging rats

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-203

  Henrique, R M F ^a   Monteiro, Rogério A F ^a   Rocha, E ^a   Marini Abreu, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebellar cortex; Cerebellum; Disector; Granule cells; Morphometry; Nuclear volume; Nucleator; Point sampled intercepts; Stereology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030740958     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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