A stereological analysis of the lateral geniculate nucleus in adult Macaca hemestrina monkeys

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 933-941

  Blasco, Beatriz ^a   Avendaño, Carlos ^a   Cavada, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Macaque; Neuron number; Stereology; Thalamus; Visual pathways

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; GENICULATE BODY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MACACA; MALE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; GENICULATE BODIES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MALE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0033197736     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899165131     Document Type: Article

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