Photoreceptor number and outer segment disk membrane surface area in the retina of the rat: Stereological data for whole organ and average photoreceptor cell

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-61

  Mayhew, T M ^a   Astle, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030903135     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018563409196     Document Type: Article

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