More cerebellar granule cells following prenatal low-dose X-irradiation

Brain Research

Volumn 872, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 250-253

  Schmitz, C ^a   Otto, U ^a   Korr, H ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Fractionator; Granule cell; Mouse; Prenatal irradiation; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; X IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PURKINJE CELLS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION; X-RAYS;

EID: 0034725921     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02514-2     Document Type: Article

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