Abnormal development of serotonin nerve fibers in the visual cortex in rats with methylazoxymethanol-induced microcephaly

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-14

  Funahashi, Atsushi ^a   Fujimiya, Mineko ^b   Kimura, Hiroshi ^b   Maeda, Toshihiro ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Methylazoxymethanol acetate; Microcephaly; Plasticity; Serotonin fibers

Indexed keywords

METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0031909578     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050760     Document Type: Article

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