Unbiased estimation of neuronal numbers in the human nucleus coeruleus during aging

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-399

  Ohm, T G ^a   Busch, C ^b   Bohl, J ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related changes; Brainstem neurology; Neuromelanin; Noradrenergic system; Quantification method

Indexed keywords

MARKER; NEUROMELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALGORITHMS; CELL COUNT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; NEURONS;

EID: 0030846138     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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