Neuron numbers in the presubiculum, parasubiculum, and entorhinal area of the rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-94

  Mulders, W H A M ^a   West, M J ^b   Slomianka, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comparative neuroanatomy; Hippocampus; Optical fractionator; Retrohippocampal region; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOLOGY; SUBICULUM;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030753867     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970818)385:1<83::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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