Mitochondrial density of ventral horn neurons in the rat spinal cord

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 248-253

  Roy, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Mitochondrion; Rat; Ventral horn neuron

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMA MOTONEURON; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; CELL SIZE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031393334     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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