Selective degeneration of dorsal root ganglia and dorsal nerve roots in methyl mercury-intoxicated rats: A stereological study

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-201

  Schiønning, Jørgen Drasbæk ^a   Larsen, Jytte Overgaard ^a,b,c   Tandrup, Trine ^a,d   Brændgaard, Hans ^a,e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglion; Methyl mercury; Nerve roots; Stereology

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DORSAL ROOT; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL GANGLION; STEREOLOGY; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GASES; MALE; MERCURY; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031848410     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050881     Document Type: Article

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