Neuron addition during growth of the postmetamorphic bullfrog: Sensory neuron and axon number

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 389, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 569-576

  Meeker, Marianne L ^a   Farel, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afferent; Aging; Cell count; Ganglia; Neurons; Sensory

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; STEM CELL;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MYELIN SHEATH; NEURONS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0031590689     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971229)389:4<569::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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