Unchanged total number of neurons in motor cortex and neocortex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A stereological study

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-176

  Gredal, Ole ^a,b   Pakkenberg, Henning ^c   Karlsborg, Merete ^b   Pakkenberg, Bente ^c  

^a Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Brain volumes; Motor cortex; Neocortex; Quantification; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; STEREOLOGY;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS;

EID: 0033981257     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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