Quantitative microscopic anatomy, illustrated by its potential role in furthering understanding of the processes of structuring the developing human cerebral cortex

Pediatrics International

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 400-418

  Landing, Benjamin H ^a   Shankle, William R ^b   Boyd, John P ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical column; Human development; Neuron density; Neuron number; Neuron proliferation; Postnatal development; Postnatal neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION CORTEX; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY CORTEX;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 0031660962     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1998.tb01959.x     Document Type: Article

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