Proliferation in the rat olfactory epithelium: Age-dependent changes

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3610-3622

  Weiler, Elke ^a   Farbman, Albert I ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

age; basal cell; BrdU method; development; growth and replacement; mitosis; neurogenesis; olfactory epithelium; proliferation density; turnover

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030919646     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-10-03610.1997     Document Type: Article

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