A re-estimation of the number of glomeruli and mitral cells in the olfactory bulb of rabbit

Brain Research

Volumn 788, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Royet, J P ^a   Distel, H ^b   Hudson, R ^b,c   Gervais, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Glomerulus; Mitral cell; Morphometry; Olfactory bulb; Rabbit; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GLOMERULUS; MITRAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0032579787     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01504-7     Document Type: Article

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