Structural characterization of marginal (Lamina I) spinal cord neurons in the cat: A Golgi study

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 414, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-333

  Galhardo, Vasco ^a   Lima, Deolinda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Marginal neurons; Multivariate methods; Nociception; Principal component analysis; Sholl analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINDLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL SIZE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; SILVER STAINING; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACTS;

EID: 0032708542     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19991122)414:3<315::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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