Nucleo-plasmic index variability in dorsal root ganglion neurons of the lizard (Podarcis sicula) during neuronal hypertrophy

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-4

  Borrione, P ^a   Fabiani, L ^a   Geuna, S ^a   Giacobini Robecchi, M G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia; Hypertrophy; Lizard; Neuron; Nucleo plasmic index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; HYPERTROPHY; LIZARD; MITOSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYPERTROPHY; LIZARDS; NEURONS;

EID: 0030867350     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00628-9     Document Type: Article

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