Estimation of the number and size of female adult rat C4, C5 and C6 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Mille Hamard, Laurence ^a,b   Bauchet, L ^c   Baillet Derbin, C ^a   Horvat, J C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Centre de Medecine du Sport CCAS   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cell size; Neuron counting; Primary sensory neurons; Rat; Spinal ganglia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOMETRY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032877105     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990229970474     Document Type: Article

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