The effect of chronic lithium treatment on the calibre of axons and nerve fibres in the rat sural nerve

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-98

  Licht, Rasmus W ^a   Smith, Donald ^a   Brændgaard, Hans ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lithium; Peripheral nerves; Rats; Stereology

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOMETRY; SURAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FEMALE; LITHIUM; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0030944137     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-977X(96)00388-4     Document Type: Article

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