A stereological study of dorsal root ganglion cells and nerve root fibers from rats treated with inorganic mercury

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 280-286

  Schiønning, Jørgen Drasbæk ^a   Larsen, Jytte Overgaard ^a,b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Mercuric chloride; Nerve roots; Stereology

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE ROOT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; STEREOLOGY; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MERCURY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030805197     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050704     Document Type: Article

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