Estimation of the number of synapses in the cerebral cortex: Methodological considerations

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 722-732

  DeFelipe, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SAMPLING; STEREOMETRY; SYNAPSE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROSCIENCES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032741181     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/9.7.722     Document Type: Article

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