Simple methods for quantifying the spatial distribution of different categories of motoneuronal nerve endings, using measurements of muscle regionalization

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Kernell, D ^a   Wang, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell distribution; Convex hull; Fibre types; Motor nerve endings; Rat; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; CELL SIZE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS;

EID: 0034738307     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00236-3     Document Type: Article

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