A quantitative profile of the synapses on the stellate cell body and axon in the cochlear nucleus of the chinchilla

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 841-864

  Josephson, E M ^a   Morest, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; CELL SIZE; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; STELLATE GANGLION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

ANIMALIA; CHINCHILLIDAE;

EID: 0032323509     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006959532686     Document Type: Article

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