Hippocampal lesions induced by ionizing radiation: A parametric study

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-47

  Moreira, Rita C M ^a   Moreira, Marcos V ^a   Bueno, José Lino O ^a   Xavier, Gilberto F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain lesion; Dentate gyrus granular cells; Electron radiation; Neonate rats; X radiation; radiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RAT; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030797473     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02262-0     Document Type: Article

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