No deficit in total number of neurons in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenics

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-21

  Thune, Jens Jakob ^a   Uylings, Harry B M ^b,c   Pakkenberg, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Morphology; Neuron number; Schizophrenia; Stereology; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL; PARANOIA; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0035080414     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(00)00043-1     Document Type: Article

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