Zinc-positive presynaptic boutons of the rabbit hippocampus during early postnatal development

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-183

  Sanchez Andres, J V ^a   Palop, J J ^b   Ramirez, C ^b   Nacher, J ^b   Molowny, A ^b   Lopez Garcia, C ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absolute numbers estimation; Densitometry; Stereological study; Ultrastructural maturation; Zinc positive presynaptic bouton

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DENSITOMETRY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STEREOMETRY; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030856794     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)81793-2     Document Type: Article

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