Estimation of mean nuclear volume of neocortical neurons in sudden infant death syndrome cases using the nucleator estimator technique

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-52

  Ansari, T ^a   Sibbons, P D ^a   Howard, C V ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neurons; Nuclear volume; Nucleator estimator; Stereology; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0034909681     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047119     Document Type: Article

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